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BF
Abbreviation for 'black female' used by doctors as shorthand when jotting down the results of their physical examination. For example, a WDWNBF = well developed, well nourished black female; WDWNWF = well developed, well nourished white…
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Show more- Invert 1) To turn inward. To invert the foot is to move its forepart toward the midline of the body. 2) To turn…
- Saccade Abrupt rapid small movements of both eyes, such as when the eyes scan a line of print. The saccades can be…
- Paterson-Kelly syndrome See: Plummer-Vinson syndrome
- Gamma-OH A European name for gamma hydroxybutyrate (GHB), a colorless and odorless drug used illicitly for…
- Chronic phase Refers to the early stages of chronic myelogenous leukemia. The number of immature, abnormal white blood…
- Aerosolization The production of an aerosol -- a fine mist or spray containing minute particles. See: Aerosol
- Chondromalacia : Abnormal softening or degeneration of cartilage. See also patellofemoral syndrome
- European typhus See: Typhus, epidemic
- Tapeworm infection, pork Known medically as cysticercosis, an infection caused by Taenia solium (the pork tapeworm). Infection occurs…
- Chromatin The nucleoprotein material of chromosomes. Chromatin is essentially the substance of chromosomes. It is made…
- Thyroid cancer Thyroid cancer: Cancer of the gland in front of the neck that normally produces thyroid hormone which is…
- Polyhydramnios Too much amniotic fluid.