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Myco-
Prefix that denotes a relationship to fungus. From the Greek mykes, meaning fungus
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Show more- DASH diet An eating plan designed to lower the blood pressure. DASH is an acronym for Dietary Approaches to Stop…
- OPCA Olivopontocerebellar atrophy
- Dark adaptometry A type of electrophysiologic retinal testing done to measure the period of time which passes before the…
- Fasting blood glucose A method for learning how much glucose (sugar) there is in a blood sample taken after an overnight fast. The…
- Birth cohort A group of people born during a particular period or year
- Egg Ovum (plural: ova).
- Disease, Whipple See: Whipple disease
- Fungicide 1. An agent capable of killing fungi. 2. Any pesticide used to control, deter, or destroy fungi. See also…
- Joint, atloaxoid : The joint between the atlas and axis bones. The atlas is the first cervical (neck) vertebra which is just…
- Agnosia The inability to recognize and identify objects or persons despite having knowledge of the characteristics of…
- Atlantoaxial Pertaining to the first and second cervical vertebrae which meet at a joint called the atlantoaxial joint…
- Granulation That part of the healing process in which rough, pink tissue containing new connective tissue and capillaries…