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Bross, Irwin DJ
(1921-2004) American public-health advocate and biostatistician who initiated and designed methods for analysing vehicle crash injury cause and effect, and conducted clinical studies of the relation between low-level radiation exposure and…
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Show more- Basal cells Small, round cells found in the lower part, or base, of the epidermis, the outer layer of the skin
- Scan, spiral CAT A conventional computerized axial tomography scan (CAT scan or CT scan) is an x-ray procedure which combines…
- Sclerose en plaques See: Sclerose en plaques
- Skittles Street name for dextromethorphan (DXM)
- Pediatric UTI See: Urinary tract infection in children
- Latham bowl A blood-processing instrument that uses centrifugal force to separate blood into its components: red blood…
- Globe, pale Also called the globus pallidus, this is a pale-appearing spherical area in the brain. Globus is a Latin word…
- Base excision repair A process of DNA repair in which an altered base is excised (removed) by a DNA glycosylase enzyme, followed…
- Osteolytic lesion A 'punched-out' area of severe bone loss. Osteolytic lesions are seen in metastatic lung and breast cancer…
- Shigella Epidemic and opportunistic bacillary dysentery due to infection with the Shigella bacteria. Shigellosis…
- Primary sclerosing cholangitis Primary sclerosing cholangitis: A chronic disorder of the liver in which the ducts carrying bile from the…
- Dizziness, pre-syncopal Dizziness before fainting. Some symptoms of dizziness such as wooziness, feeling about to black out, and…