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- Ethyl acrylate A substance used in making latex paints and textiles. The US government removed ethyl acrylate from its list…
- Signature 1) That part of the prescription that contains the doctor's directions to the patient. For example, the…
- Complicated grief Grief that is complicated by adjustment disorders (especially depressed and anxious mood or disturbed…
- Laryngoscopist A person who uses a laryngoscope, a flexible, lighted tube used to look at the inside of the larynx (the…
- Deuteranopia Colorblindness of the red-green type, also known as deuteranomaly or Daltonism. The term 'Daltonism' is…
- Rectus abdominis A large muscle in the front of the abdomen that assists in the regular breathing movement and supports the…
- Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis A rare, cancer-like disorder in which both histiocytes and lymphocytes start to proliferate and attack body…