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Inch
In length, 1/12th of foot or 1/36 of a yard or, metrically, 2.54 centimeters. The inch, along with the foot and yard, are Old World creations to which the USA has stubbornly clung. The inch was originally about the length of the last bone…
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Show more- Raynaud's disease Condition resulting in skin discoloration of the fingers and/or toes when a person is exposed to changes in…
- Abuse, psychological child Also known as emotional child abuse, this is the third most frequently reported form of child abuse (after…
- Elevated hemidiaphragm Elevation of half of the diaphragm, the muscle that separates the chest cavity from the abdomen and that…
- Blinded study A study done in such a way that the patients or subjects do not know (is blinded as to) what treatment they…
- Transplant, lung The first lung transplant was done by the American surgeon James Hardy (1918-) in 1964.
- Ectrodactyly >transverse terminal aphalangia (absence of the last bone in the finger or toe), >adactylia (total absence of…
- Vitamin D A steroid vitamin which promotes the intestinal absorption and metabolism of calcium and phosphorus. Under…
- Cancer, thyroid See: Thyroid cancer
- Trichomoniasis Trichomoniasis: Infection with trichomonas, in humans with Trichomonas vaginalis.
- Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy A rapidly progressive, often fatal viral infection of the brain. Commonly abbreviated as PML. PML is believed…
- Munchhausen syndrome Syndrome: Recurrent feigning of catastrophic illnesses. Munchhausen syndrome is a psychological disorder that…
- Vanishing lung syndrome A radiological syndrome in which the lungs appear to be disappearing on X-ray. The syndrome is characterized…