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Shotty
Resembling shot or pellets of lead, shotgun pellets and, hence, hard and round. The term 'shotty' was in use in the 19th century. It is now generally obsolete but it is still in medicinal usage. Shotty is very commonly used in describing…
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- Filovirus A family of viruses that cause hemorrhagic fever. Filoviruses have single- stranded RNA as their genetic…
- Binocular 1. With both eyes, as in binocular vision.2. With two eyepieces, as in a binocular microscope
- HT1A See: 5-HT1A
- Nerve pathways, visual The optic nerves serving the eyes join behind the eyes just in front of the pituitary gland to form a…
- Alopecia areata Alopecia areata: A patchy baldness which typically begins with patchy hair loss on the scalp and sometimes…
- Hallux What the ancient Romans called the big toe. Since hallux was a good enough word for the big toe among the…
- Coefficient of inbreeding A measure of how close two people are genetically to each another. The coefficient of inbreeding, symbolized…
- Fracture, transverse A fracture in which the break is across the bone, at a right angle to the long axis of the bone. NTER> A…
- Masseter The muscle that raises the lower jaw.
- HNP Human neutrophil peptide
- Ferroniere A jewel held to the forehead by a chain worn by women in France and Italy in the 16th century to hide the…