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Chemosense
The chemical sensing system. The sense of smell is part of our chemical sensing system, or the chemosenses
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Show more- Movement, fetal Movement of the fetus in the womb. The first fetal movements felt by the mother during pregnancy (quickening)…
- Angiotensin converting enzyme Usually abbreviated ACE
- Sign, Kernig A clinical hallmark of meningitis, inflammation of the meninges, the membranes covering the brain and spinal…
- Penicillin Penicillin: The most famous of all antibiotics, named for the fungal mold Penicillium notatum from which it…
- Prostate cancer Prostate cancer: An uncontrolled (malignant) growth of cells in the prostate gland which is located at the…
- OxyContin OxyContin: A prescription painkiller that has become a popular and dangerous recreational drug. Also called…
- NvCJD New variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, a human disease thought due to the same infectious agent as bovine…
- Contrast Short for 'contrast media.' Contrast media are X-ray dyes used to provide contrast, for example, between…
- Large intestine Comes after the small intestine. Large because it is wider than the small intestine
- Venomous 1. Full of venom. 2. Having venom, like some snakes and insects. 3. By extension, noxious, as a venomous…
- Papillomatosis A disorder with numerous papillomas wart growths). For example, laryngeal papillomatosis is the presence of…
- Pucker, macular See: Macular pucker