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Methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus
Staphylococcus aureus (a type of staph bacteria) resistant to the antibiotic methicillin. Abbreviated MRSA. MRSA first cropped up among persons in hospitals and other health facilities, especially among the elderly, the very sick, and…
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- Obesity, gynecoid >Gynecoid pelvis: A pelvis that is shaped like a woman's. >Gynecology: The study of the diseases of the…
- Proctology A medical specialty that deals with disorders of the rectum and anus
- Exonuclease An enzyme that cleaves nucleotide bases sequentially from the free ends of a nucleic acid (DNA or RNA)
- Manic-depression Alternating moods of abnormal highs (mania) and lows (depression). Called bipolar disease because of the…
- Saccharomyces cerevisiae Baker's yeast. The simplest single-cell organism that operates in a manner similar to a human cell and…
- Clinical trial See: Clinical trials. See also: Inconclusive clinical trial; Negative clinical trial; Non-inferior clinical…
- Breech birth Literally, delivery of the baby by the buttocks first, rather than the head as is usual. Breech birth is more…
- Toxin, botulinum See: Botulinum toxin