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Nurse, registered
A nurse who has completed a two- to four-year degree program in nursing, and provides direct patient care for acutely or chronically ill patients. RNs may further specialize in a particular area. For example, psychiatric nurses are RNs…
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Show more- Surgery, YAG laser The use of a YAG (yttrium-aluminum-garnet) laser to do surgery. One use for a YAG laser in surgery is to…
- PAPP-A Pregnancy-associated plasma protein A
- Diabetic xanthoma See: Eruptive xanthoma
- BCNS Basal cell nevus syndrome, also known as the Gorlin syndrome
- Collarbone A horizontal bone above the first rib that makes up the front part of the shoulder. The collarbone, also…
- Balantidium A genus of protozoa with cilia that includes Balantidium coli (B. coli). B. coli is the largest protozoan and…
- Cerclage Encircling with a ring, loop, wire, or ligature. Cerlage can be around bone fragments to hold them together…
- Beta-2 agonist See: Beta-agonist
- Dorothy Hodgkin See: Hodgkin, Dorothy
- Antimalarial A drug directed against malaria. The original antimalarial agent was quinine which took its name from the…
- Differentiated cancer Cancer: A cancer in which the cells are mature and look like cells in the tissue from it arose…
- Vaccination, measles See Immunization, MMR.