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Mutism, akinetic
A state in which a person is unspeaking (mute) and unmoving (akinetic). A textbook on clinical neurology observes that a person with akinetic mutism has 'sleep-waking cycles but, when apparently awake, with eyes open, lies mute. immobile…
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- Annotate In genetics, to identify the locations and the coding regions of genes in a genome and determine what those…
- IVF In vitro fertilization, a laboratory procedure in which sperm are placed with an unfertilized egg in a Petri…
- BSL-4 Biosafety level 4. The highest level of biosafety. This level is used for the diagnosis of exotic agents such…
- Ecstasy 1. A state of rapture and trancelike elation.2. A street name for 3-4 methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)…
- Iridectomy, peripheral See Peripheral iridectomy
- Hecht-Beals syndrome See: Hecht syndrome
- Cyst, ovarian A fluid-filled sac in the ovary. The most common type of ovarian cyst is called a follicular cyst. It results…
- Health and Human Services The United States government's principal agency for 'protecting the health of all Americans and providing…
- Section, longitudinal A cut along the long axis of a structure
- Zomig Brand name for zolmitriptan, a triptan drug for the treatment of migraine