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Macular
Pertaining to the macula. A macula is a small spot. A macula on the skin is a small flat spot while the macula in the eye is a small spot where vision is keenest in the retina. NTER> The macula of the retina, the light-sensitive layer of…
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- Antiinfective Something capable of acting against infection, by inhibiting the spread of an infectious agent or by killing…
- Beat, premature See: Extrasystole
- Synovial fluid The slippery fluid that lubricates joints and provides nutrients to the cartilage. Also known as the synovia
- Patellectomy An operation to remove the patella
- Fear of sexual intercourse An abnormal and persistent fear of male-female sexual intercourse. Sufferers of this fear experience undue…
- Small calorie (Calorie) A type of lung cancer in which the cells appear small and round under the microscope. Also called oat cell…
- Papilliferous See: Papuliferous
- Hyperpigmentation Dark spots on the skin. Hyperpigmentation is primarily a cosmetic concern that can be covered with make-up…
- Fruitfly genome See: Drosophila genome
- Syndrome, Down A common chromosome disorder due to an extra chromosome number 21 (trisomy 21). Down syndrome causes mental…
- Transplant The grafting of a tissue from one place to another, just as in botany a bud from one plant might be grafted…