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- Polydactyly (hexadactyly) The presence of an extra, sixth finger or toe, a very common congenital malformation (birth defect). This is…
- Anonymous reporting In public health, anonymous reporting permits the acquisition of certain data such as the proportion of…
- Siddha medicine An ancient system of medicine prevalent in South India. The word Siddha comes from the Tamil word for…
- Error of the second kind See: Error, beta
- Ricin Ricin: A potent protein toxin made from the waste left over from processing castor beans. The castor plant…
- NEI Stands for National Eye Institute, one of the US National Institutes of Health. NEI's mission is to 'conduct…
- Hydrazine Hydrazine sulfate, an alternative medicine that has been claimed to be a treatment for cancer. It has been…
- Inpatient A patient whose care requires a stay in a hospital. As opposed to an outpatient. The term inpatient dates…
- Antisense-strand RNA virus See: Negative-strand RNA virus
- Mycet- Prefix that denotes a relationship to fungus. From the Greek mykes, meaning fungus
- Glisson's capsule The capsule of the liver. A layer of connective tissue surrounding the liver and ensheathing the hepatic…