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Arbovirus
A class of viruses transmitted to humans by arthropods such as mosquitoes and ticks. The first two letters of the words arthropod' and borne, make up the 'arbo' that now designates this group of viruses as arthropod-borne. The name…
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- Diachronic study A study done over the course of time. For example, a longitudinal study of children with Down syndrome…
- Abuse, physical child Next to child neglect, physical abuse is the second most frequently reported form of child abuse, accounting…
- Dyspnea Difficult or labored breathing; shortness of breath. Dyspnea is a sign of serious disease of the airway…
- Kyphoplasty A procedure similar to vertebroplasty, but with the intent of expanding the collapsedvertebra. A surgical…
- Colpocephaly A brain disorder in which there is an abnormal enlargement of the occipital horns of the brain --the…
- Beau-Reil cross furrows See: Beau's lines
- Radical neck See: Radical neck dissection
- Bioelectric impedance analysis A seemingly simple method for determining the lean body mass. Abbreviated BIA. There are two methods of the…
- Liver transplant Liver transplant: Surgery to remove a diseased liver and replace it with a healthy liver (or part of one)…
- XX gonadal dysgenesis with sensorineural deafness See Perrault syndrome
- Amygdaloid Like an almond. Almond-shaped. As the amygdaloid nucleus in the brain, a structure that anatomists thought…