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Electrophysiology
The biomedical field dealing with the study of electric activity in the body. Electrophysiology includes the study of the production of electrical activity and the effects of that electrical activity on the body. See, for example…
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Show more- Craniology The study of variations in size, shape, and proportion of the skull (cranium). Also known as phrenology, it…
- Internal radiation therapy Radiation therapy in which radioactive material is placed in or near a tumor
- Epidural hematoma A hematoma between the cranium (skull) and the brain's tissue-like covering, which is known as the dura…
- Normoxia Normal levels of oxygen. From norm- (normal) + -ox- (oxygen) + -ia = a normal oxygen state.
- Prion dementia See: Gerstmann-Straussler-Scheinker syndrome
- Kissing bug The insect that transmits the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi, which causes Chagas disease (American…
- Prostatectomy, retropubic See: Retropubic prostatectomy
- Receptor 1. In cell biology, a structure on the surface of a cell (or inside a cell) that selectively receives and…
- Nat'l Center for Complementary & Alternative Med. Ne: Abbreviated NCCAM. A part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), this center 'conducts and supports…
- Para Any woman who has given birth once or more is termed a 'para.' Note that, for a pregnancy to count as a…
- Glaucoma, normal tension Glaucoma in which the intraocular pressure is normal but there is progressive optic nerve damage and visual…
- Anhidrosis Not sweating. From the Greek an- meaning a lack of + hidros meaning sweat = lack of sweat. The inability to…