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S, National (NIDCD): One of the US National Institutes of Health. The mission of the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders is to 'conduct and support biomedical research and research training on normal mechanisms…
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- Vocal cord paralysis Vocal cord paralysis:bility of one or both vocal folds (vocal cords) to move. The paralysis is usually due to…
- Desmoplastic reaction This term refers to the growth of fibrous or connective tissue. Some tumors elicit a desmoplastic reaction…
- Reservoir 1. A place where something such as water is kept in reserve.2. The part of a device in which something is…
- Visual field The entire area that can be seen when the eye is directed forward, including that which is seen with…
- Amnesia, retrograde See: Retrograde amnesia
- Thanatophobia An abnormal and excessive fear of death
- Caenorhabditis elegans genome See: C. elegans genome
- Casals-Ariet, Jordi (1911-2004) Spanish-born American physician and viral epidemiologist who discovered Lassa virus in 1969. Dr…
- Rodenticide A chemical or other agent used to destroy rats or other rodent pests or prevent them from damaging food…
- Stereotactic radiotherapy Radiation therapy in which a number of precisely aimed beams of ionizing radiation coming from different…
- Body packing The practice of internally concealing illicit drugs. See: Body packer