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Cyst, thyrolingual
See: Thyroglossal cyst
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- Case-to-infection proportion See: Case-to-infection ratio
- Sir Charles Bell See: Bell, Charles
- Herpes zoster Also called shingles, zona, and zoster. The culprit is the varicella-zoster virus. Primary infection with…
- Guasha See: Gua-sha
- DNA repair The body has a series of special enzymes to repair mutations (changes) in the DNA and restore the DNA to its…
- Cowpox A mild skin disease of milk cows, principally confined to the udder and teats, that may be contracted by…
- LOD score In genetics, a statistical estimate of whether two loci (the sites of genes) are likely to lie near each…
- Epistaxis Medical term for nosebleed. The nose is a part of the body that is very rich in blood vessels (vascular) and…
- Microscope, compound A microscope that consists of two microscopes in series, the first serving as the ocular lens (close to the…
- EBV Epstein-Barr virus, best known as the cause of infectious mononucleosis ('mono'). Infection with EBV is…