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National Institute for Occupational Safety
Health: Known for short as NIOSH, a US Federal agency responsible for conducting research and making recommendations for the prevention of work-related disease and injury. Despite its name (which would suggest that it is part of the…
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Show more- Otosclerosis The abnormal formation of new bone in the middle ear that gradually immobilizes the stapes (stirrup bone) and…
- Striatum Part of the basal ganglia of the brain. The basal ganglia are interconnected masses of gray matter located in…
- ETM2 A gene for essential tremor, uncontrollable shaking of the hands and head and sometimes other parts of the…
- Ut dict. Abbreviation meaning 'as directed' (from the Latin 'ut dictum', as directed). One of a number of hallowed…
- Para- (prefix) A prefix with many meanings, including: alongside of, beside, near, resembling, beyond, apart from, and…
- Granulomatous colitis Crohn's disease of the colon (the large intestine). Crohn's disease is a chronic inflammatory disorder…
- Forced expiratory volume The volume of air that can be forced out taking a deep breath, an important measure of pulmonary function…
- MCH Abbreviation for mean cell hemoglobin concentration, which is the average concentration of hemoglobin in a…
- Syndrome, Alstrom See: Alstrom syndrome
- LUL Acronym for the left upper lobe (of the lung). The left lung has but two lobes. The other lobe is naturally…
- Vincent angina This is trench mouth, a progressive painful infection with ulceration, swelling and sloughing off of dead…
- Orthopod Slang for orthopedist.