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- Macula A macula is a small spot. A macula on the skin is a small flat spot while the macula in the eye is a small…
- CME Stands for Continuing Medical Education. CME programs are intended, literally, to continue the medical…
- Spasm A brief, automatic jerking movement. A muscle spasm can be quite painful, with the muscle clenching tightly…
- Amer College of Ob and Gyn (ACOG) Gynecologists (ACOG): The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists is an organization concerned…
- Sylvatic plague Plague that is spread by ground squirrels and other wild rodents, for example, in the western portion of the…
- Calorie A unit of food energy. In nutrition terms, the word calorie is used instead of the more precise scientific…
- Di- A byproduct of the male hormone testosterone. Dihydrotestosterone (DHT) is considered to be the essential…
- Yd. Abbreviation for a yard as a measure of length. A yard equals 3 feet or 36 inches. The metric equivalents for…
- Human immunodeficiency virus Human immunodeficiency virus: HIV, the cause of AIDS. HIV has also been called the human lymphotropic virus…
- Cranial nerve, tenth The tenth cranial nerve, and one of the most important, is the vagus nerve. All twelve of the cranial nerves…