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Scrub
1. As a verb, to wash the hands and forearms very thoroughly, as before engaging in surgery. To scrub implies the use of a brush (and often an implement to clean under the nails). To scrub, to scrub in (on a surgical procedure), and to…
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Show more- Scaling Abnormal shedding or accumulation of an upper layer of skin (the stratum corneum)
- Denervation Loss of nerve supply. There are many causes of denervation. Denervation may be due to a disease as, for…
- Italian disease Syphilis. Depending upon someone's thoughts as to where the disease came from, syphilis was also known as the…
- Iatromisia An intense dislike of doctors. From 'iatro-' indicating a relationship to a physician or medicine + the Greek…
- Dural sac The membranous sac that encases the spinal cord within the bony structure of the vertebral column. Dural…
- Sesquipedalian A long polysyllabic word that means having many syllables or using long words, as is all too often the case…
- Molecules, recombinant DNA A combination of DNA molecules of different origin that are joined using recombinant DNA technology
- Sprue, nontropical This condition results from an immune (allergic) reaction to gluten, a protein found in wheat and related…
- Brain aneurysm Brain aneurysm: A brain aneurysm is a small outpouching (an aneurysm) that looks like a berry and classically…
- Charles Bell See: Bell, Charles
- Central retinal vein The blood vessel that carries blood away from the retina of the eye. The counterpart to the central retinal…
- Abdomen, acute The abrupt (acute) onset of abdominal pain. A potential medical emergency, an acute abdomen may reflect a…