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In medicine, not the Boy Scouts of America but the body surface area
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- Mitotic Pertaining to mitosis.
- Nominal aphasia See Anomia
- Pyrosis A technical term for what is popularly called heartburn, a burning sensation in the upper abdomen. In many…
- Contraceptive, pill Commonly called 'the pill,' combined oral contraceptives are the most commonly used form of reversible birth…
- Alvit Trade name of the insecticide dieldrin. See: Aldrin and dieldrin
- Citrovorum factor See: Leucovorin
- Medication, anticoagulant A drug that is used as a 'blood-thinner' to prevent the formation of blood clots and to maintain open blood…
- Catamenia Menstruation
- Accommodation In medicine, the ability of the eye to change its focus from distant to near objects (and vice versa). This…
- Immunoglobulin A protein produced by plasma cells and lymphocytes and characteristic of these types of cells…