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- Osteoclasis The surgical destruction of bone tissue. Osteoclasis is performed to reconstruct a bone that is malformed…
- Multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) A form of computed tomography (CT) technology for diagnostic imaging. In MDCT, a two-dimensional array…
- Prandial Of or relating to a meal. Prandial pain is pain while eating. Although medical terms usually have a…
- Sleepwalking Sleepwalking: Purposeful moving, usually but not always including walking, while in a deep stage of sleep…
- Trichuris trichiura A nematode (roundworm) also called the human whipworm. The third most common round worm of humans. Occurs…
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- Macular Pertaining to the macula. A macula is a small spot. A macula on the skin is a small flat spot while the…
- AOM Acute otitis media, a middle ear infection of abrupt onset
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