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Macrobiotic
Macrobiotic refers to the macrobiota, a region's living organisms (or flora and fauna) large enough to be seen with the naked eye. However, macro- comes from the Greek 'makros' meaning not only 'large' but also 'long'. So macrobiotic can…
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Show more- Colon cancer and polyps Colon cancer and polyps: Benign tumors of the large intestine are called polyps. Malignant tumors of the…
- Universal colitis Ulcerative colitis that involves the entire colon (the large intestine). Ulcerative colitis itself is a…
- Chondrogenesis imperfecta See: Achondrogenesis type II
- Rep 1) Roentgen equivalent physical, a unit of absorbed radiation approximately equivalent to one roentgen. 2) An…
- Aortic valve, bicuspid Whereas the normal aortic valve in the heart has three flaps (cusps) that open and close, a bicuspid valve…
- Blood, urinary Medically called hematuria, blood in the urine can be microscopic or gross. Evaluating hematuria requires…
- Bone morphogenic protein 2 A protein that induces the formation of bone and cartilage. Bone morphogenic protein 2 (which is symbolized…
- Dysmorphophobia Excessive dislike of a part of ones body. See: Body dysmorphic disorder
- Sense-strand RNA virus See: Positive-strand RNA virus
- Pregnancy, acute fatty liver The consumption of alcohol during pregnancy carries the danger of damaging the fetus and causing fetal…
- OD (lens prescription) Abbreviation of 'oculus dexter.' Latin for 'right eye.' (The words 'dexterity' and 'dextrous' derive from…
- Teratophobia Fear of bearing a malformed child. A phobia is an unreasonable sort of fear that can cause avoidance and…