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Medical entomology
The branch of science that deals with insects that cause disease or that serve as vectors of organisms that cause disease in humans. In medical entomology, for example, research may pertain to the interactions of the arboviruses and their…
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Show more- Analogous In anatomy, similar in appearance or function but otherwise different. Two structures may be analogous if…
- Yolk stalk A narrow tube present in the early embryo that connects the midgut of the embryo to the yolk sac outside the…
- Interventional radiologist A radiologist who uses image guidance methods to gain access to vessels and organs. Interventional…
- Macewen sign A sign to detect hydrocephalus and brain abscess. Percussion (tapping) on the skull at a particular spot…
- Scintimammography A scintigraphic imaging technique that uses the radioisotope technetium tetrofosmin (Tc-99 tetrofosmin) to…
- Gastroenterology The medical specialty devoted to the study, diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the digestive system…
- Red blood cell The blood cell that carries oxygen. Red cells contain hemoglobin and it is the hemoglobin which permits them…
- Slake 1. To satisfy or quench. As, for example, she drank some water to slake her thirst. 2. To mix with water, to…
- Dissection, aortic See: Aortic dissection
- ARDS ARDS: Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome. A fulminant lung condition in which trauma to the lungs leads to…
- Behavior, automatic A behavior that is performed without conscious knowledge and that does not appear to be under conscious…
- Thyroiditis, subacute Subacute Thyroiditis is an inflammation of the thyroid gland after a viral illness. NTER>