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Code, hospital
While there is no formal definition for a 'Code,' doctors often use the term as slang to refer to a patient in cardiopulmonary arrest , requiring a team of providers (sometimes called a 'code team') to rush to the specific location and…
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Show more- Lenz microphthalmia syndrome A genetic disorder characterized by microphthalmia (small eye) or anopthalmia (no eye) associated with…
- Morbus gallicus The French disease. Syphilis. The name 'syphilis' was coined by Hieronymus Fracastorius (Girolamo…
- Acellular vaccine A vaccine that may contain cellular material but does not contain complete cells
- Visceral leishmaniasis A chronic and potentially fatal parasitic disease of the viscera (particularly the liver, spleen, bone marrow…
- Somniloquy Sleep talking. Talking in one's sleep is considered a normal phenomenon that is of no medical or…
- Oocyte A female germ cell in the process of development. The oocyte is produced in the ovary by an ancestral cell…
- Grand mal epilepsy See: Grand mal
- HDL cholesterol Lipoproteins, which are combinations of lipids (fats) and proteins, are the form in which lipids are…
- Molecule The smallest unit of a substance that can exist alone and retain the character of that substance.
- OGG1 A DNA repair enzyme with antimutator activity. OGG1 is one of a number of enzymes that repair damage done to…
- Memory, implicit See: Implicit memory
- Incontinent Unable to control excretions, to hold urine in the bladder or keep feces in the rectum. This is the usual…