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Indian Health Service (IHS)
A part of the U.S. Public Health Service within the US Department of Health and Human Services, the Indian Health Service (IHS) is responsible for providing federal health services to American Indians and Alaska Natives. The IHS is the…
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Show more- Homozygous Possessing two identical forms of a particular gene, one inherited from each parent
- Weight loss Weight loss is a decrease in body weight resulting from either voluntary (diet, exercise) or involuntary…
- Uveitis Uveitis: Inflammation of the uvea, the part of the eye that collectively refers to the iris, the choroid of…
- Gland, palpebral See: Meibomian gland
- X-linked juvenile retinoschisis See: Juvenile retinoschisis
- Endometrial cancer Cancer of the womb (the uterus ). Endometrial cancer occurs most often in women between the ages of 55 and 70…
- External radiation therapy Radiation therapy using a machine located outside the body to aim high-energy rays at a tumor.
- Claudication Claudication: Limping. The word 'claudication' comes from the Latin 'claudicare' meaning to limp. The Roman…
- Irrigate To wash out as, for example, a wound to clean it.
- MRSA infection MRSA infection: Frequently used abbreviation for: Methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus.
- Rhythm, sinus The normal regular rhythm of the heart set by the natural pacemaker of the heart called the sinoatrial (or…
- Poisoning Taking a substance that is injurious to health or can cause death. Poisoning is still a major hazard to…