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Kiddie cam
A camcorder (a video camera and video recorder in one unit) that displays a live feed so that parents can monitor their children from a remote location. A kiddie cam may have other uses, as in a day-care center. Also known as a kinder-cam…
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Show more- Median The middle. Like the median strip in a highway.
- Carboxyhemoglobinemia The presence of carboxyhemoglobin in the blood. Carboxyhemoglobin, hemoglobin that has carbon monoxide bound…
- Disease, single gene See Single gene disease
- Poisoning, alcohol A condition in which a toxic amount of alcohol (ethanol, ethyl alcohol) has been drunk, usually in a short…
- Co-payment A payment made by an individual who has health insurance, usually at the time a service is received, to…
- Cadaver wart A warty growth on the hand due to tuberculosis, typically of someone doing postmortem examinations. A cadaver…
- Argentaffinoma A tumor which secretes large amounts of the hormone serotonin. Argentaffinoma is also called carcinoid tumor…
- Semen DNA analysis Surface EMG.
- Radiotherapy, stereotactic Radiation therapy in which a number of precisely aimed beams of ionizing radiation coming from different…
- Collateral In anatomy, a collateral is a subordinate or accessory part. A collateral is also a side branch, as of a…
- Fenfluramine A weight loss drug, in a class of drugs called anorectics which decrease appetite. This drug, sold in the US…
- Catalyst A substance that speeds up a chemical reaction but is not consumed or altered in the process. Catalysts are…