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Barium enema x-ray
See: Lower GI series
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- Palpebral conjunctiva The part of the conjunctiva, a clear membrane, that coats the inside of the eyelids. The palpebral…
- Helminthology, medical See: Medical helminthology
- Myelin The fatty substance that covers and protects nerves. Myelin is a layered tissue that sheathes the axons…
- Sneeze 1. As a verb, to suddenly expel air through the nose and mouth by an involuntary contraction of the muscles…
- Transsexual A person who desires or has achieved transsexualism. See transsexualism
- Narcotic 1. A drug that causes insensibility or stupor. A narcotic induces narcosis, from the Greek 'narke' for…
- Casein The main protein found in milk and other dairy products
- Coccygeal vertebrae The coccyx, the small tail-like bone at the bottom of the spine near the anus, is made up of 3-5 (average of…
- Pre-eclampsia A condition in pregnancy characterized by abrupt hypertension (a sharp rise in blood pressure), albuminuria…
- PH, urine See: Urine pH
- Fracture, Salter-Harris A traumatic fracture around or through the growth plate (the epiphyseal plate) of a bone in a child