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FEMA
A name well known to people in the US who have experienced a major natural or made-man disaster. FEMA stands for Federal Emergency Management Agency
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Show more- Gerstmann-Straussler disease See: Gerstmann-Sträussler-Scheinker syndrome
- Pharmacogenomics The study of how variations in the human genome affect the response to medications. The older term…
- Whitehead A familiar term for what is medically called a closed comedo. A comedo, the primary sign of acne, consists of…
- Long QT syndrome An inherited defect in heart rhythm that predisposes to syncope without warning (sudden fainting spells)…
- Therapy, salvage See: Salvage therapy
- Leishmania A group of parasites causing a disease called leishmaniasis. For a fuller definition and more information…
- National Formulary Full name: United States Pharmacopeia and National Formulary (USP-NF). An official publication, issued first…
- Public grief See: Public mourning
- Multiple organ failure A term synonymous with multiple system failure and equally vague and nonspecific. See: Multiple system failure
- Cyt- Prefix used in place of cyto- before a vowel. See: Cyto-
- Disease, single gene See Single gene disease
- Test, inkblot A test used in clinical psychology and psychiatry involving inkblots. The inkblots are used to determine what…