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Quasi-
Prefix meaning seemingly. As, for example, in quasidominant, seemingly dominant.
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Show more- Giant intestinal fluke Fasciolopsis buski. See: Fasciolopsis
- Film, tear See: Tear film
- APO-1 See: FAS gene
- Psychiatric Pertaining to or within the purview of psychiatry, the medical specialty concerned with the prevention…
- Prominent vertebra The 7th cervical (neck) vertebra (C7) is sometimes called the prominent vertebra because of the length of its…
- Enfeeble To make feeble or weaken. Years of chronic illness may leave someone enfeebled. The word enfeeble is not…
- Snoring Snoring: A rough rattling noise made on inspiration during sleep by vibration of the soft palate (the back of…
- Fibrillation, auricular Essentially the same as atrial fibrillation
- Prenatal care During pregnancy, women should receive regular health care from an obstetrician or midwife. Services needed…
- Aneurysm, racemose An aneurysm is a localized widening (dilatation) of an artery, vein, or the heart. At the area of an…
- Pancreatic juices Inflammation of the pancreas. Of the many diverse causes of pancreatitis, the most common are alcohol and…
- Labor support professional See: Doula (the first meaning)