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Show more- Monochromatism 1) Total inability to perceive color. A person with true monochromatism perceives only black, white, and…
- Dental drill A device that dentists use to drill into teeth. Primitive dental drills were used in the 18th and early 19th…
- Angiogenesis The process of developing new blood vessels. Angiogenesis is important in the normal development of the…
- Anesthesia Loss of feeling or awareness. A general anesthetic puts the person to sleep. A local anesthetic causes loss…
- Compression, biliary See: Biliary compression
- Acute Of abrupt onset, in reference to a disease. Acute often also connotes an illness that is of short duration…
- Lens The transparent structure inside the eye that focuses light rays onto the retina (the nerve layer that lines…
- Homozygosity The state of possessing two identical forms of a particular gene, one inherited from each parent. For…
- Phobia An unreasonable sort of fear that can cause avoidance and panic. Phobias are a relatively common type of…
- Malariologist Someone who is versed in or engaged in the study of malaria. 'Independent malariologists believe it kills two…
- Aerobic Oxygen-requiring. Aerobic bacteria need oxygen to grow. Aerobic exercise requires the heart and lungs to work…
- Prevalence The proportion of individuals in a population having a disease. Prevalence is a statistical concept referring…