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Hypopnea
Literally, underbreathing. Breathing that is shallower or slower than normal. Hypopnea is distinct from apnea in which there is no breathing. Hypopnea comes from the Greek roots hypo- (meaning low, under, beneath, down, below normal) and…
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Show more- Micro- Prefix derived from the Greek 'mikros' meaning small. Examples of the many biomedical terms containing…
- Venomous 1. Full of venom. 2. Having venom, like some snakes and insects. 3. By extension, noxious, as a venomous…
- Organ failure The failure of an essential system in the body. Multiple organ failure is the failure of two or more systems…
- Mesothelin A protein attached to the cell surface that is thought to have a role in cell-adhesion and possibly in…
- Kartagener syndrome A genetic syndrome characterized by sinusitis, bronchiectasis (widening and inflammation of the bronchi)…
- Extrinsic 1. Not an essential or inherent part of a something such as a structure.2. Coming from the outside. Extrinsic…
- Upper leg The upper leg is the superior (top) segment of the leg: the part above the knee. As compared to the lower leg…
- Vernix More formally known as vernix caseosa, the vernix is a white cheesy substance that covers and protects the…
- Generic 1. The chemical name of a drug. 2. A term referring to the chemical makeup of a drug rather than to the…
- Stevens-Johnson syndrome See: Stewart, Alice.
- Cyclooxygenase inhibitor See: Cox-1 inhibitor; Cox-2 inhibitor
- Childhood translocation 11 leukemia A new type of childhood leukemia in which a piece of chromosome 11 has been translocated (broken off and…