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Eye chart test
This test measures how well you see at various distances. The eye chart itself -- the usual one is called Snellen's chart -- is imprinted with block letters that line-by-line decrease in size, corresponding to the distance at which that…
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Show more- IgE Immunoglobulin E, a class of immunoglobulins that includes the antibodies elicited by an allergic substance…
- Ailurophobia An abnormal and persistent fear of cats which produces an undue anxiety reaction even though sufferers…
- Cancer, islet cell See: Islet cell cancer
- Salt In medicine, salt usually refers to sodium chloride, table salt, used for seasoning food, for the…
- Artificial nose See: Nasal prosthesis
- Luetic 1. Relating to syphilis, caused by it, or suffering from it.2. A person with syphilis. From lues, an old name…
- Bp In genetics, base pair. In general medicine, blood pressure (but usually in capital letters as BP)
- PARK1 Familial Parkinson disease type 3
- Joint, patellofemoral One of the knee joints. The knee has three parts. The thigh bone (femur) meets the large shin bone (tibia)…
- Malleability, brain See Neuroplasticity
- Newborn intensive care unit An intensive care unit designed for premature and ill newborn babies. Abbreviated NICU. Also called a…
- Parotids Salivary glands situated in front of the ears.