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Obverse
The opposite, the opposite side, the counterpart. For example, mania is thought of as the obverse of depression just as heads is the obverse of tails on a coin.
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- De Lange syndrome A relatively common birth defect syndrome with multiple malformations and mental retardation of unknown…
- Stem cell harvest, peripheral blood A technique for obtaining stem cells from the patient's blood for use in bone marrow transplantation. They…
- Toxicology The study of the nature, effects and detection of poisons and the treatment of poisoning
- Syndrome, deafness-ichthyosis-keratitis See Keratitis-ichthyosis-deafness syndrome
- Newborn screening Tests of newborns to screen for serious treatable diseases most of which are genetic. The newborn screening…
- Ultraviolet radiation Invisible rays that are part of the energy that comes from the sun. Ultraviolet radiation can burn the skin…
- Postoperative care Care given after surgery until the patient is discharged from the hospital or surgicenter and, in some cases…
- Antisense drug A medication containing part of the non-coding strand of messenger RNA (mRNA), a key molecule involved in the…
- Clubfoot A common malformation of the foot that is evident at birth. The foot is turned in sharply so that the person…
- SPF Protection factor): A number on a scale for rating sunscreens. SPF stands for Sun Protection Factor. SPF…
- Palpebra The eyelid. The plural is palpebrae and the adjective is palpebral, as in palpebral fissure