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Necropsy
A postmortem examination or autopsy. Necropsies have been done for more than 2,000 years but during most of this time they were rarely done, and then only for legal purposes. The Roman physician Antistius performed one of the earliest…
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- Mass spectrometry An instrument used to identify chemicals in a substance by their mass and charge. Mass spectrometers are…
- Pruritic Itchy. A scab may be pruritic
- H and H H and H, sometimes written as 'H&H', is a popular shorthand for hemoglobin and hematocrit, two very…
- Hemihyperhidrosis Hyperhidrosis (excess sweating) confined to one side of the body. Hemihyperhidrosis may occur after a stroke
- AIDS dementia complex Dementia complex: A brain disorder that occurs in people with AIDS that causes the loss of cognitive…
- Section 1) In anatomy, a slice of tissue. A biopsy obtained by surgery is usually sectioned (sliced), and these…
- Bones of the head There are 29 bones in the human head. They consist of 8 cranial bones, 14 facial bones, the hyoid bone, and 6…
- Mitochondrial Referring to mitochondria. The mitochondria are normal structures called organelles in cells. They are…
- DIDMOAD An acronym that stands for Diabetes Insipidus (inability to concentrate the urine), Diabetes Mellitus, Optic…
- Accessory placenta An extra placenta separate from the main placenta. Also called a succenturiate or supernumerary placenta. The…
- Charley horse A cramp in a muscle in the leg, usually caused by a strain or injury. A charley horse can last anywhere from…