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Antero-
Prefix signifying before, earlier, front. From the Latin anterior meaning before
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- Vein, great saphenous The larger of the two saphenous veins, the principal veins that run up the leg superficially (near the…
- Hypomnesia Abnormally poor memory of the past. As compared to hypermnesia and amnesia. From hypo- + the Greek mneme…
- Multiple organ failure A term synonymous with multiple system failure and equally vague and nonspecific. See: Multiple system failure
- Achoo syndrome A disorder characterized by nearly uncontrollable paroxysms of sneezing provoked in a reflex fashion by the…
- Reaction kinetics Kinetics (with an 's' at the end) refers to the rate of change in a biochemical (or other) reaction, the…
- Risk of recurrence In medical genetics, the chance that a genetic (inherited) disease present in a family will recur in that…
- Sarcoma, soft tissue See: Soft tissue sarcoma
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- Female internal genitalia The internal genital structures of the female, comprising the ovaries, the Fallopian tubes, the uterus…