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Show more- Assistive technology This term may be used to mean an assistive device, but more commonly denotes some kind of electronic or…
- ACh (acetylcholine) Abbreviation for acetylcholine. See: Acetylcholine
- Arthritis, gout Joint inflammation caused by uric acid crystal deposits in the joint space. An attack is usually extremely…
- Strait 1. (adjective) Narrow or confined. As in straitjacket. 2. (noun) A narrow passageway. As in the pelvic strait.
- Q in population genetics The frequency of the less common of two different alternative (allelic) versions of a gene. (The frequency of…
- Mendelian Referring to the great Moravian/Bohemian biologist Gregor Mendel (1822-84) who set forth the basic laws that…
- HHV-2 Human herpesvirus 2, a virus that causes genital herpes, which is characterized by sores in the area of the…
- Nerve, facial The facial nerve is the seventh cranial nerve. It is a mixed nerve that has fibers both going out and coming…
- Benign Not cancer. Not malignant. A benign tumor does not invade surrounding tissue or spread to other parts of the…
- Aneurysm, atherosclerotic See: Atherosclerotic aneurysm
- GOLD-2 One of the stages of chronic obstructive lung disease (COPD), according to the Global Initiative for Chronic…
- Lipitor See: Atorvastatin