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Occam's razor
The principle of scientific or, in medicine, diagnostic parsimony or 'unitarianism.' In medicine, a clinician would like to be able to use Occam's razor and come up with a unifying diagnosis that will explain all of the patient's problems…
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- Perfluorinated acid A type of chemical that repels water and oil and is resistant to heat and chemical stress. Perfluorooctanoic…
- Endothelial Relating to the endothelium, the layer of flat cells lining the closed spaces of the body such as the inside…
- Carminative An agent that prevents or relieves flatulence (gas in the gastrointestinal tract) and, in infants, may help…
- Abdominal hysterectomy Surgical removal of the uterus (a hysterectomy) done through an incision made in the abdominal wall. As…
- Ventilator A ventilator is a machine which mechanically assists patients in the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide…
- CEA See carcinoembryonic antigen
- Ocular prosthesis 1. An artificial replacement for an eyeball. In other words, an artificial eye, a globe of glass or plastic…
- Fear of men An abnormal and persistent fear of men. Sufferers experience anxiety even though they realize they may face…
- Comminuted fracture A fracture in which bone is broken, splintered or crushed into a number of pieces. NTER> Note that…
- Biliousness A term used in the 18th and 19th centuries pertaining to bad digestion, stomach pains, constipation, and…
- Trait, sickle cell A person who possess one copy of the gene for sickle cell anemia. This person carries the gene but does not…