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Cluster
In epidemiology, an aggregation of cases of a disease or another health-related condition, such as a cancer or birth defect, closely grouped in time and place. The number of cases in the cluster may or may not exceed the expected number…
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Show more- Raw egg Uncooked, unpasteurized egg. Salmonella enteritidis, a harmful bacterium, can be transmitted from infected…
- Mutation, somatic See: Somatic mutation.
- Fahr syndrome This syndrome described in 1930 by T. Fahr is a genetic (inherited) neurological disorder characterized by…
- Abs Commonly used slang for the abdominal muscles, the muscles running up and down in the abdominal wall. The…
- Trinucleotide A sequence of 3 base pairs; a triplet of bases. The gene code is made up of trinucleotides
- Pulmonary tuberculosis See: Tuberculosis, pulmonary.
- Dental impaction Teeth pressing together. For example, molar teeth (the large teeth in the back of the jaw) can be impacted…
- Serum The clear liquid that can be separated from clotted blood. Serum differs from plasma, the liquid portion of…
- C-section Short for Caesarian section, a procedure in which a baby, rather than being born vaginally, is surgically…
- Jugular vein, internal The deeper of the two jugular veins in the neck that drain blood from the head, brain, face and neck and…
- Psychopathic personality Ee: Antisocial personality disorder
- Laryngeal framework surgery A surgical technique designed to improve the voice by altering the cartilages of the larynx (the voice box)…