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Prelingual
Before the development of speech and language. 'She showed that in prelingually deaf people (that is, those who had been born deaf or become deaf before the age of two or so), the auditory parts of the brain had not degenerated or…
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Show more- Mendelian inheritance The manner in which genes and traits are passed from parents to their children. The four modes of Mendelian…
- Typhus, urban. of Malaya Murine typhus, an acute infectious disease with fever, headache, and rash, all quite similar to, but milder…
- Psoriatic arthritis Psoriatic arthritis: Joint inflammation associated with psoriasis. Psoriatic arthritis is a potentially…
- Thoracolumbosacral orthosis (TLSO) One of the two main types of braces used to correct the lateral (sideways) curve of the spine in scoliosis…
- Immunogenetics The genetics (inheritance) of the immune response. For example, the study of the Rh, ABO and other blood…
- Chemical reaction A process in which one substance is transformed into another. Thousands of different types of chemical…
- Radionuclide scan An examination that produces pictures of internal parts of the body. The patient is given an injection or…
- Organic brain syndrome Psychiatric or neurological symptoms, including problems with attention, concentration, and memory…
- Tissue, connective See: Connective tissue
- Data Facts, statistics, and the like. In medicine and the health sciences, people often speak of 'the data'…
- Elective In medicine, something chosen (elected). An elective procedure is one that is chosen (elected) by the patient…
- Trichloroethylene A possible carcinogenic (cancer-causing) compound used mainly as a degreaser for metal parts…