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Gooseflesh
A temporary local change in the skin when it becomes rougher due to erection of little muscles, as from cold, fear, or excitement. The chain of events leading to this skin change starts with a stimulus such as cold or fear. That stimulus…
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Show more- P.o. Abbreviation meaning by mouth, orally (from the Latin 'per os', by mouth). One of a number of hallowed…
- Serratus posterior superior One of the serratus muscles of the back and thorax. The serratus posterior superior originates from the…
- Mutation, private A rare mutation found usually only in a single family or a small population. (It is like a privately printed…
- Chlorpyrifos An insecticide that has adverse neurological effects. Also known as Dursban. Chlorpyrifos causes weakness…
- In-law A relative by marriage. An in-law is not a biologic relative. This distinction is of importance in a medical…
- Qid (on prescription) A Chinese herb (also called sweet wormwood) from which is extracted the antimalarial agent artemisinin.
- Bladder Any pouch or other flexible enclosure that can hold liquids or gases but usually refers to the hollow organ…
- Allergy to cockroaches Allergy to cockroaches: A condition that manifests as an allergic reaction when one is exposed to tiny…
- Skin color The color of skin which is complexly determined. Skin color depends on many factors including reddening…
- Gonorrhea A sexually transmitted infection (STI) caused by the bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoea. Although gonorrhea is…
- Cyst of the ovary, follicular A fluid-filled sac in the ovary, the most common type of ovarian cyst. It results from the growth of a…
- Fire ant sting A scourge, these red or yellow ants of small-to-medium size, originally from South America, have a severe…