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See: C-peptide
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- CSF (cerebrospinal fluid) A watery fluid, continuously produced and absorbed, which flows in the ventricles (cavities) within the brain…
- Fear of bridges An abnormal and persistent fear of bridges, especially crossing bridges. Sufferers of this phobia experience…
- Differentiation therapy Differentiation therapy: An approach to the treatment of advanced or aggressive malignancies in which the…
- Embryonal carcinoma A malignant germ cell tumor that occurs most often in the testes and accounts for about 40% of testicular…
- Anteroposterior From front to back. When a chest x-ray is taken with the back against the film plate and the x-ray machine in…
- Sinus tachycardia A fast heartbeat (tachycardia) because of rapid firing of the sinoatrial (sinus) node. The sinoatrial (or…
- Spider phobia See: Arachnophobia
- Sulcus A groove, crevice, or furrow. In medicine, there are many sulci (plural of sulcus) as, for example, the…
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