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Nosology
The systematic classification of diseases, or the branch of medical science that deals thereto. The adjective is nosologic. There is 'ongoing nosologic controversy and confusion' concerning 'dementia with brainstem and neocortical Lewy…
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Show more- Dejerine-Klumpke palsy See: Klumpke palsy
- Clitoral Pertaining to the clitoris, the small elongated erectile body in the female homologous with the penis in the…
- Scleritis Inflammation of the sclera, the tough white outer coat of the eyeball. Classic scleritis affects the sclera…
- Hematology The diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of diseases of the blood and bone marrow as well as of the…
- Fornix cerebri An arching fibrous band in the brain connecting the two lobes of the cerebrum. (The cerebrum is the largest…
- Phenocopy 1. An environmental condition that imitates (copies) one produced by a gene. 2.The person who has an…
- Paramyxovirus One of a group of RNA viruses that are responsible predominantly for acute respiratory diseases and are…
- Monocyte chemotactic and activating factor See: MPC1
- Fungistatic Capable of inhibiting the growth of fungi
- Potomania An intense and persistent desire to drink alcohol to excess. Synonymous with dipsomania
- Granulocytopenia A marked decrease in the number of granulocytes. Granulocytes are a type of white blood cell filled with…
- Domain In molecular biology, a discrete portion of a protein with its own function. The combination of domains in a…