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Hyperbaric
Pertaining to gas pressures greater than 1 atmosphere* of pressure. Also pertaining to solutions that are more dense than the medium to which they are added. The term 'hyperbaric' is derived from Greek roots: 'hyper-' meaning high, beyond…
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Show more- Obstetrical forceps An instrument with two blades and a handle designed to aid in the vaginal delivery of a baby. Forceps may be…
- Pachyderma Thick skin, like that of a pachyderm (an elephant, rhinoceros, or hippopotamus). From the Greek pachydermos…
- Hapten In immunology, a molecule that is incapable, alone, of causing the production of antibodies but which can do…
- Cryoglobulin An abnormal blood protein that has the unusual properties of precipitating from the blood serum when it is…
- Peccant Unhealthy. Causing illness or disease. Peccant is one of those rarely used but apt words. The behaviors --…
- Strep, group A A well-known strain (a type) of streptococcus (strep) bacteria that can cause strep throat and common skin…
- Post-thrombotic syndrome The complications that may follow deep vein thrombosis (DVT). The complications after DVT may include…
- Juxtaspinal Near the spinal column. The prefix 'juxta-' comes from the Latin preposition meaning near, nearby, close…
- Lyonization The inactivation of an X chromosome. One of the two X chromosomes in every cell in a female is randomly…
- Callosity Synonymous with callus. Both callus and callosity are derived from the Latin callum meaning thick skin
- Fear of money An abnormal and persistent fear of money. Sufferers experience undue anxiety even though they realize their…
- Symptoms, withdrawal Abnormal physical or psychological features that follow the abrupt discontinuation of a drug that has the…