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Periosteal
Pertaining to the periosteum, a dense membrane composed of fibrous connective tissue that closely wraps (invests) all bone, except the bone of articulating surfaces in joints which are covered by synovial membranes. Peri- is a prefix…
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- Emergency physician A physician focused on the immediate decision making and action necessary to prevent death or any further…
- Plastic surgeon A surgeon who specializes in reducing scarring or disfigurement that may occur as a result of accidents…
- Moraxella kingae See: Kingella kingae
- Juvenile CML Juvenile chronic myelogenous leukemia. See: Juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia
- Plasticity, brain See Neuroplasticity
- Congenital ptosis of the eyelids Drooping of the upper eyelids at birth. The lids may droop only slightly or they may cover the pupils and…
- Pharma food A food product with a pharmacological additive meant to improve health, for example, to lower cholesterol
- Selfish operon A hypothesis according to which the clustering of genes and their subsequent organization into operons is…
- Ubiquitous Present everywhere. The small protein called ubiquitin was so-named because it is present in all types of…
- Diabetic nephropathy The kidney disease associated with long-standing diabetes. Diabetic nephropathy is also called…
- Acoustic Having to do with sound or hearing. The acoustic nerve (the 8th cranial nerve) is concerned with hearing and…