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The membrane separating the inner ear and middle ear. The tympanum (eardrum) separates the middle ear and outer ear
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- Anorexigenic Causing anorexia (loss of appetite) as, for example, an anorexigenic drug
- Foreskin and glans, inflammation of the In the uncircumcised male, balanitis (inflammation of the glans, the rounded head of the penis) and posthitis…
- Felty's syndrome Felty's syndrome: A complication of long-standing rheumatoid arthritis. See: Felty syndrome.
- Selenosis Selenium poisoning. Selenium posioning may be acute (short-term) or chronic (long-term). The effects of acute…
- Antithyroid drug A drug directed against the thyroid gland. The antithyroid drugs include carbimazole, methimazole, and…
- Bross See: Bross, Irwin DJ
- Hyaluronic acid Hyaluronic acid: A viscous slippery substance that lubricates the joints, maintains the shape of the…
- Thorn test An early test for Addison's disease. The test is named for Dr. George W. Thorn who devised it. See: Thorn…
- Assay An assay is an analysis done to determine: > >The presence of a substance and the amount of that substance…
- Ileocolitis, Crohn Crohn disease involving both the ileum (the furthest part of the small intestine just before the colon) and…