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American Association for Advancement of Science
Spoken of as the 'triple-AS', the American Association for the Advancement of Science is an organization concerned not only with the biomedical sciences but with all of the sciences. The AAAS publishes the weekly journal 'Science', one of…
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Show more- Gorlin syndrome Name sometimes used for the LEOPARD syndrome which Dr. Robert J. Gorlin and colleagues recognized and…
- Major depression A disease with certain characteristic signs and symptoms that interferes with the ability to work, sleep…
- Ad- Latin prefix meaning 'toward' and 'in the direction of,' as in adduction (movement of a limb toward the…
- First and second branchial arch syndrome The olfactory nerve, the nerve that permits the sense of smell. See: Olfactory nerve.
- Septum, ventricular The wall between the two lower chambers (the right and left ventricles) of the heart
- Tenia In medicine, tenia is a genus (group) of large tapeworms some of which are parasitic in humans. In anatomy…
- Dental impaction Teeth pressing together. For example, molar teeth (the large teeth in the back of the jaw) can be impacted…
- Non-small cell lung cancer Lung cancer: Cancer of the lung which is not of the small cell carcinoma (oat cell carcinoma) type. The term…
- Scan, computerized axial tomography Pictures of structures within the body created by a computer that takes the data from multiple X-ray images…
- MCI Mild cognitive impairment
- Pallidum Part of what are called the basal ganglia of the brain which consist of the globus pallidus and the ventral…
- Diverticulosis/diverticulitis and fiber Fiber: High fiber diets help delay the progression of diverticulosis and, at least, reduce the bouts of…