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Navel
The umbilicus, the former site of attachment of the umbilical cord, usually found in about the middle of the abdominal wall. The appearance of the navel depends on how the cord was cut and also on the condition of the underlying muscle. If…
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- Feeding tube See: Enteral nutrition
- Acoustic neuroma A benign tumor that may develop on the hearing and balance nerves near the inner ear. The tumor results from…
- Five-day fever Fever: Also called trench fever, this is a disease borne by body lice that was first recognized in the…
- Remodeling, chromatin See: Chromatin remodeling
- EDMD Muscular dystrophy, Emery-Dreifuss
- Tablespoon An old-fashioned but convenient household measure of capacity. A tablespoon holds about 3 teaspoons, each…
- Venin Snake venom (poison).
- Bio- Prefix indicating living plants or creatures, as in biology, the study of living organisms
- Dust mite A tiny microscopic organism that is the primary cause of allergies related to house dust. The term 'dust mite…
- Caveola An tiny pit, grotto, depression, incupping in the surface of a cell. The name 'caveola' means little cave…
- Effective dose The dose of a drug that will achieve the desired effect