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Consumption
An old and once common term for wasting away of the body, particularly from pulmonary tuberculosis (TB). Other old TB terms include the King's evil or scrofula (TB of the lymph nodes in the neck) and Pott's disease (TB of the spine). The…
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Show more- Water on the brain Known medically as 'hydrocephalus', this is an abnormal buildup of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in the…
- Intraductal carcinoma Also called ductal carcinoma in situ. See: DCIS
- Error, type I : Error, alpha
- PA (posteroanterior) In anatomy, PA stands for posteroanterior: from back-to-front. For example, a PA X-ray of the chest is taken…
- Accommodation In medicine, the ability of the eye to change its focus from distant to near objects (and vice versa). This…
- USPHS (United States Public Health Service) The agency responsible for the public health of the American people. The Public Health Service (PHS)…
- Fungicide 1. An agent capable of killing fungi. 2. Any pesticide used to control, deter, or destroy fungi. See also…
- Alstrom-Hallgren syndrome See: Alstrom syndrome
- Night sweats Night sweats: Severe hot flashes which occur at night and result in a drenching sweat. Night sweats can have…
- Insemination The deposition of semen in the female reproductive tract. Under normal circumstances, the deposit is made…
- Tandem MS Abbreviation for tandem mass spectrometry. See: Tandem mass spectrometry
- Pronation A type of foot that rolls far inward during the weight-bearing phase of the stride. This type of foot is…