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Implant
1. To embed; to set in firmly. In embryology, the fertilized egg implants in the uterine lining 6 or 7 days after conception (fertilization). In medicine today, many things may be implanted. 2. That which is embedded. For example: lens…
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- Lateral epicondylitis See: Tennis elbow
- Meningococcal meningitis Meningitis: Inflammation of the meninges (the membranes covering of the brain and spinal cord) due to…
- OCPD Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder
- Melanoma, ocular A malignant melanoma arising from a structure within the eye. The most common sites of origin are the…
- Stewart See: Stewart, Alice
- Ankyloglossia A minor congenital anomaly (birth defect) in which the flap of mucous membrane under the tongue (known as the…
- Gesell Developmental Schedules A measure of child development devised by the American child psychologist and pediatrician Arnold Gesell…
- DM Myotonic dystrophy
- Anterograde Moving forward or extending forward. Anterograde memory is memory for what occurs after an event such as an…
- LDH Lactate dehydrogenase
- Bisphosphonate A class of drugs used to strengthen bone. Bone is in a constant state of remodeling, whereby new bone is laid…