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Test, inkblot
A test used in clinical psychology and psychiatry involving inkblots. The inkblots are used to determine what a person perceives (reads into) in the enigmatic and highly ambiguous shapes. Ten standardized blots are shown one at a time to a…
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Show more- Yeast rash A slightly raised pink-to-red rash caused by proliferation of yeast, usually in a moist area such as the…
- Insertable loop recorder See: Patient-activated cardiac event recorder
- Sudoriferous gland The sudoriferous (sweat) glands are small tubular structures situated within and under the skin (in the…
- Fat cell A cell containing fat. Also called an adipocyte. A fat cell, or adipocyte, is a connective tissue cell that…
- Human papilloma virus See: Human papillomavirus
- Plasticity, brain See Neuroplasticity
- Maturity onset diabetes of the young Diabetes mellitus that has early onset (usually before the age of 25), is non-insulin-dependent, and is…
- DDH (developmental dislocation of the hip) The abnormal formation of the hip joint in which the ball at the top of the thighbone (the femoral head) is…
- Flail chest When enough ribs are broken (usually from a crush injury) to compromise the rigidity of the chest wall. On…
- FAP Familial adenomatous polyposis, a prominent hereditary colon cancer syndrome
- Pneumopericardium Air or gas in the space between the heart and the pericardium, the membrane surrounding the heart.
- Strontium An earth element and metal with atomic no. 38, atomic wt. 87.62 that is used in a radioactive form for…