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Chemo-fog
See: Chemobrain
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- Napiform A little-used but useful adjective meaning turnip-shaped. Large and round at the top and tapering down…
- Nurse, licensed practical A nurse who has completed a one- or two-year training program in health care and earned a state license. LPNs…
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- Septal defect, atrial (ASD) A hole in the septum, the wall, between the atria, the upper chambers of the heart. Commonly called an ASD…
- Dermatoglyphics The study of the patterns of ridges on the skin of the fingers, palms, toes, and soles. Dermatoglyphics are…
- Cryptic Hidden. Cryptic tonsillitis is hidden within the depths of the tonsil. From the Greek 'kryptos' meaning…
- Cys-Cys Cystine
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- Medicine, geriatric The branch of medicine concerned with the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of disease in older people and…