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Anesthetic, general
An anesthetic that puts the person to sleep
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- World Health Organization An agency of the United Nations established in 1948 to further international cooperation in improving health…
- Abscess A local accumulation of pus anywhere in the body. The following are some examples of abscesses: > >A skin…
- Syndrome, MASA MASA stands for mental retardation, aphasia, shuffling gait, and adducted thumbs. Features of the syndrome…
- Psychiatrist A physician (an M.D.) who specializes in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of mental illness…
- Perineum The area between the anus and the scrotum in the male and between the anus and the vulva (the labial opening…
- Lab test A test that is done in the laboratory where the appropriate equipment, supplies, and certified expertise are…
- Epiphysis The growth area near the end of a bone.
- Maggot A soft-bodied wormlike larva of a fly that lays its eggs in living or especially in decaying tissues. The…
- Karyocyte Any cell that possesses a nucleus. A neuron (nerve cell) is a karyocyte; it has a nucleus. A mature…