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The most complete online medical dictionary: 16,436 terms covering anatomy, physiology, pathologies, diagnostic exams, pharmacology and every clinical specialty.
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Smallpox bioterrorism
The misuse of smallpox as an agent of bioterrorism. Smallpox was eradicated in 1977. Routine vaccinations stopped in the US in 1972. More than 40% of Americans and many others around the world have not been vaccinated and are vulnerable…
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- Genetic screening Testing a population to identify individuals at risk for a genetic disease or for transmitting it. Newborns…
- Prostatectomy The surgical removal of the prostate gland. NTER>
- Ligament A ligament is a tough band of connective tissue that connects various structures such as two bones…
- T (thymine) In genetics, T stands for thymine, one member of the A-T (adenine-thymine) base pair in DNA. The other base…
- Avulse To separate or tear away a body part, as from an accident or surgery. While playing football, he avulsed a…
- Afterbirth The placenta + the fetal membranes that are normally expelled from the uterus after the birth of the baby…
- DSM-IV The 4th edition of 'Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders' (DSM) a comprehensive…
- Chromosomes The microscopically visible carriers of the genetic material. They are composed of deoxyribonucleic acid…
- Chargaff rule The rule that in DNA there is always equality in quantity between the bases A and T and between the bases G…
- ATN Acute tubular necrosis
- Abdominal guarding Tensing of the abdominal wall muscles to guard inflamed organs within the abdomen from the pain of pressure…