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Dermatoglyphics
The study of the patterns of ridges on the skin of the fingers, palms, toes, and soles. Dermatoglyphics are of interest in anthropology, criminology, and medicine, including dysmorphology (the study of congenital malformations) and the…
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Show more- Quinquagenarian Someone in his or her fifties. See also: Age by decade
- Hives from pressure See Pressure urticaria
- Drug, anti-infective Something capable of acting against infection, by inhibiting the spread of an infectious agent or by killing…
- ABG (arterial blood gas) The sampling of the blood levels of oxygen and carbon dioxide within the arteries, as opposed to the levels…
- Cyclin D A family of three closely related proteins termed cyclin D1, D2 and D3 that are expressed in an overlapping…
- Diarrhea, E. coli hemorrhagic Bloody colitis (inflammation of the bowel) caused by E. coli, usually by the strain E. coli 0157:H7. The…
- Pathologic fracture A bone broken, not by trauma alone, but so weakened by disease as to break with abnormal ease. Pathologic…
- Autotransplant The process of transplanting tissue from one part of the body to another in the same individual. The…
- Natural immunity Immunity that is naturally existing, Natural immunity does not require prior sensitization to an antigen…
- Circle of Willis An arterial circle at the base of the brain that is of critical importance. The circle of Willis receives all…
- Human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8) A herpesvirus that contributes to the development of Kaposi sarcoma, an otherwise rare form of cancer…
- Value, Daily See Daily Value