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Primordium
In embryology, organ or tissue in its earliest recognizable stage of development. As, for example, the thyroid primordium. The plural is primordia. Borrowed directly from the Latin primordium (to begin), derived from the Latin words primus…
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- Anatripsis The use of friction as a treatment modality for a medical condition. Anatripsis may or may not also involve…
- Neuromuscular Pertaining to both nerves and muscles, as in neuromuscular blockade by an anesthetic agent, the neuromuscular…
- Lipitor See: Atorvastatin
- BMI calculation The British Medical Journal. The BMJ states that it "aims to help doctors everywhere practice better medicine…
- CNP Copy number polymorphism
- Blastocystis infection See: Blastocystosis
- Sickle cell trait The condition in which a person has one copy of the gene for sickle cell (and is called a sickle…
- Bayes theorem A probability principle set forth by the English mathematician Thomas Bayes (1702-1761). Bayes' theorem is of…
- Juxtaarticular The prefix 'juxta-' comes from the Latin preposition meaning near, nearby, close. Juxtaarticular is composed…
- Diabetes Diabetes: Refers to diabetes mellitus or, less often, to diabetes insipidus. Diabetes mellitus and diabetes…
- Dobelle, William H. (1941-2004) Pioneer designer of an experimental system of artificial vision for the blind involving the…