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Toilet
1. In medicine, cleansing of a wound and the skin around it. 2. In obstetrics, cleansing of a woman just after childbirth. 3. In dentistry, the cleaning out of a cavity before a restoration. 4. A device for the disposal of urine and feces…
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- Sjogren syndrome Sjogren syndrome: An autoimmune disease that classically combines dry eyes, dry mouth, and another disease of…
- Taint To poison, infect, or spoil
- Abiological See: Abiotic
- Transplant, bone marrow See: Bone marrow transplant
- Pseudomembranous colitis Severe inflammation of the inner lining of the colon. Pseudomembranous colitis is characterized by pus and…
- Preeclampsia A condition in pregnancy characterized by abrupt hypertension (a sharp rise in blood pressure), albuminuria…
- Traditional oriental medicine This is a sophisticated form of medicine comprised of many systematic techniques and methods, including…
- Dystrophy, cone A disease of the cones, the specialized light-sensitive cells that act as photoreceptors in the retina of the…
- Cholecystokinin Abbreviated CCK. A polypeptide hormone that stimulates the contraction of the gallbladder with release of…