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MRSI
Magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging
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Show more- Arthrosis >Gliding -- one bony surface glides on another without angular or rotatory movement; >Angular -- occurs only…
- Tonsils Small masses of lymphoid tissue at the back of the throat, on either side of the throat
- Delta cell, pancreatic A type of cell in the pancreas (the organ of the digestive system located behind the stomach). Within the…
- Prevalence The proportion of individuals in a population having a disease. Prevalence is a statistical concept referring…
- Membrane metalloendopeptidase See: Metallomembrane endopeptidase
- Diaper rash, yeast Rash, yeast: Infection in the diaper area caused by a yeast formerly called Monilia and now called Candida…
- Macewen sign A sign to detect hydrocephalus and brain abscess. Percussion (tapping) on the skull at a particular spot…
- H (drug caution code) Abbreviation standing for habitforming on a medication that indicates caution because the medication may…
- Eye bleed Medically called a subconjunctival hemorrhage. A very common cause of a painless bloody eye usually first…
- Belching A normal process to relieve distention from the air that accumulates in the stomach. The upper abdominal…
- Supplies kit, disaster You and your family can cope best by preparing for disaster before it strikes. One way to prepare is by…
- PINK1 Also called conjunctivitis. Redness or irritation of the conjunctivae, the membranes on the inner part of the…