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Computerized tomography
Pictures of structures within the body created by a computer that takes the data from multiple X-ray images and turns them in pictures. The computerized tomography (CT) scan can reveal some soft-tissue and other structures that cannot be…
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Show more- Disease, adult celiac This condition results from an immune (allergic) reaction to gluten, a protein found in wheat and related…
- Abdominal muscles A large group of muscles in the front of the abdomen that assists in the regular breathing movement and…
- Posteroanterior In anatomy, posteroanterior (PA) means from back-to-front. For example, a PA X-ray of the chest is taken from…
- Span, memory The number of items, usually words or numbers, that a person can retain and recall. Memory span is a test of…
- Duct A passage or a tube with well-defined walls suitable for the conveyance of air or liquids, as the bile duct…
- Coronal A coronal plane through the body is a vertical plane from head to foot and parallel to the shoulders
- Pneumoconiosis, coal miner's See: Black lung disease
- Kubler-Ross, Elizabeth See: Kubler-Ross, Elisabeth
- Antithymocyte globulin An immunosuppressive agent that selectively destroys T lymphocytes. Antithymocyte globulin is the gamma…
- Fear of demons S (demons): An abnormal and persistent fear of evil supernatural beings in persons who believe such beings…
- Bednet Netting which is hung over the bed to keep out mosquitos and other insects. Bednets are an important form of…
- Genome, Arabidopsis thaliana See: Arabidopsis thaliana genome