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Pulse, cannonball
See: Pulse, water hammer
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Show more- In vitro fertilization In the living organism, as opposed to in vitro (in the laboratory).
- Differential diagnosis The process of weighing the probability of one disease versus that of other diseases possibly accounting for…
- Hypovolemic shock See shock.
- Motor In medicine, having to do with the movement of a part of the body. Something that produces motion or refers…
- Melasma Pigmentation of the face, most commonly on the malar area (the upper cheek), bridge of nose, forehead, and…
- Nude mouse A mutant mouse said to be nude because it is hairless due to the presence two copies of the gene 'nu' (for…
- Nevi The plural of nevus
- Rest 1. Repose. Relaxation.2. A fragment of embryonic tissue that has been retained after the period of embryonic…
- AT (in DNA) AT stands for adenine and thymine, a base pair in DNA. The other base pair in DNA is GC (guanine and cytosine)
- Fever, splenic Known also as anthrax, splenic fever is a serious bacterial infection. It is not primarily a human disease…
- Cast 1) A protective shell of plaster and bandage molded to protect a broken or fractured limb as it heals. 2) An…
- Hypovolemic Referring to hypovolemia, an abnormal decrease in blood volume. As, for example, hypovolemic shock