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Neurosis, hypochondriacal
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- Dentin Dentin is the hard tissue of the tooth surrounding the central core of nerves and blood vessels (pulp).
- Consultant An individual to whom one refers for expert advice or services. The use of consultants is common in medicine…
- Vaginal opening The opening to the muscular canal extending from the cervix to the outside of the body. The word 'vagina' is…
- Total hysterectomy Hysterectomy: Complete surgical removal of the uterus and cervix. Also called a complete hysterectomy
- Cells, reproductive The eggs and sperm are the reproductive cells. Each mature reproductive cell is haploid in that it has a…
- JCI The Journal of Clinical Investigation, a highly regarded biomedical journal
- Ad lib Abbreviation for the Latin 'ad libitum' meaning 'at pleasure' and 'at one's pleasure, as much as one desires…
- Hypertrophic gastritis See: Giant hypertrophic gastritis
- Globus A word straight from the Latin, meaning (not unexpectedly) a globe or sphere. The word 'globus' is used in a…
- Sunscreen A substance that blocks the effect of the sun's harmful rays. Using lotions that contain sunscreens can…
- Bladder catheter, indwelling A flexible plastic tube (a catheter) inserted into the bladder that remains ('dwells') there to provide…