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Homo floresiensis
A human-like species who lived until 18,000 years ago in the company of giant Komodo lizards and now-extinct pygmy elephants on the isolated island of Flores in Indonesia. Homo floresiensis was only one meter (3 feet) tall and had a brain…
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- Exacerbation A worsening. In medicine, exacerbation may refer to an increase in the severity of a disease or its signs and…
- Test, ThinPrep Pap A modified Pap test technique designed to reduce some of the technical problems inherent in the traditional…
- VCJD Stands for variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, a human disease thought due to the same infectious agent as…
- Radiofrequency ablation Radiofrequency ablation: The use of electrodes to generate heat and destroy abnormal tissue. In…
- Hypnos The Greek and Roman god of sleep. From his name is derived the term hypnosis. Hypnos was the twin of…
- Flax seed The seed of the common flax plant (also known as linseed and, botanically, Linum usitatissimum). Flax seed…
- Flavin-containing monooxygenase-3 (FMO3) See Fish-odor syndrome
- Emetic Something that causes emesis, that makes you want to vomit. For example, ipecac is an emetic. From the Greek…
- Arthrocentesis Joint aspiration, a procedure whereby a sterile needle and syringe are used to drain fluid from a joint. This…
- Rectal (noun) An informal term for a digital rectal exam (DRE) done to detect abnormalities that can be felt (palpated)…