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Cryoelectron microscopy
See: Cryo-electron microscopy
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- Macular retinopathy Any pathologic condition or disease of the macula, the small spot in the retina where vision is keenest. Also…
- Ab- Prefix meaning 'from, away from, off' as in abduction (movement of a limb away from the midline of the body)…
- Plague, black In the 14th century the victims of the 'black plague' had bleeding below the skin (subcutaneous hemorrhage)…
- Pseudorubella Synonymous with Roseola infantum, a viral disease of infants sudden onset of high fever which lasts several…
- Lesbianism Female homosexuality. Also called sapphism (after the lesbian poet Sappho)
- Melorheostosis A rare bone condition that usually begins in childhood characterized by thickening of the bones (sclerosis)…
- Impetigo Impetigo: A bacterial skin infection caused by the staphylococcus or, more rarely,streptococcus bacteria. The…
- Pelvic exam An examination of the organs of the female reproductive system. In a pelvic exam, a speculum (an instrument…
- Hematoma, subcutaneous A bruise
- Tuberculosis treatment Treatment of tuberculosis (TB), depends upon the status of the infection and differs for dormant and active…
- Ethnography The study of specific human cultures. The branch of anthropology that deals with the scientific description…