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Syndrome, carpal tunnel
See Carpal tunnel syndrome.
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- Knockout Inactivation of specific genes. Knockouts are often created in laboratory organisms such as yeast or mice so…
- Hypovolemic shock See shock.
- Muscle, central core disease of One of the muscles that relax the zonules to enable the lens to change shape for focusing. The zonules are…
- Plasma donation The donation of sale of blood plasma for use in medical or other products. Unlike blood donors, most plasma…
- Polonies See: Polony
- Viral encephalitis Inflammation of the brain as a result of virus infection. There are many viruses that cause viral encephalitis
- Transmission, vertical Transmission of a disease-causing agent (a pathogen) vertically from mother directly to baby during the…
- Smokeless tobacco Tobacco that is not smoked but used in another form such as chewing tobacco or snuff. Cancers of the oral…
- Sz Seizure
- Paul C. Lauterbur See: Lauterbur, Paul C.
- C4 (cervical vertebra) The fourth cervical (neck) vertebra from the top