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Intelligence test
A questionnaire or series of exercises designed to measure intelligence. It is generally understood that intelligence tests are less a measure of innate ability to learn as of what the person tested has already learned. There are many…
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- Therapy, hormone replacement (HRT) The combination therapy of estrogen plus progestogen, termed hormone replacement therapy (HRT). Estrogen…
- Syncope, swallowing The temporary loss of consciousness upon swallowing. Syncope is the temporary loss of consciousness or, in…
- Ectopic In the wrong place. Out of place. An ectopic kidney, for example, is one that is not in the usual location…
- Cell sorter, fluorescence-activated A flow cytometer (a scientific instrument used to measure the characteristics of individual cells) that is…
- Flat condyloma A manifestation of the secondary stage of syphilis that takes the form of broad flat wartlike growths in…
- Baker cyst Baker cyst: A swelling in the space behind the knee (the popliteal space) composed of a membrane-lined sac…
- Cervix The cervix is the lower, narrow part of the uterus (womb). The uterus, a hollow, pear-shaped organ, is…
- SCN (severe congenital neutropenia) Neutropenia): An condition characterized by a lack of neutrophils, a type of white blood cell that is…
- KID syndrome Acronym for the Keratitis- Ichthyosis-Deafness syndrome, a genetic disorder. See…
- Leukemia, acute myeloid Leukemia, acute myeloid: A quickly progressive malignant disease in which there are too many immature…
- HMPV Human metapneumovirus