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Scutellaria
See: Scutellaria barbata
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- Slipped vertebra See: Spondylolisthesis
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- Neurobiological disorder An illness of the nervous system caused by genetic, metabolic, or other biological factors. Many illnesses…
- Flying with diabetes A concern for patients with diabetes is flying with medications and supplies. Letters from doctors are not…
- Ramus In anatomy, a branch, such as a branch of a blood vessel or nerve. For example, the ramus acetabularis…
- Thoracentesis Removal of fluid in the pleura through a needle
- Cyt- Prefix used in place of cyto- before a vowel. See: Cyto-
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