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Proprioception
The ability to sense stimuli arising within the body. Even if you are blindfolded, you know through proprioception if your arm is above your head or hanging by your side. The word 'proprioception' was coined in 1906 by the English…
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Show more- Salaam In a medical context, a seizure that looks like a sudden deep bow from the waist. Salaam seizures are…
- Fascinoma Medical slang for a fascinating case, usually involving a rare disease
- Lithium carbonate See: Lithium
- False negative A result that appears negative but fails to reveal a situation. An example of a false negative: a particular…
- Analgesia The inability to feel pain while still conscious. From the Greek an-, without + algesis, sense of pain.
- Factor, colony-stimulating Rheumatoid factor is an antibody that is measurable in the blood. It is commonly used as a blood test for the…
- Interventricular septum The stout wall separating the lower chambers (the ventricles) of the heart from one another. A hole in the…
- Nat'l Center for Complementary & Alternative Med. Ne: Abbreviated NCCAM. A part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), this center 'conducts and supports…
- Weaver syndrome An overgrowth syndrome characterized by accelerated growth and advanced bone age (evident at birth), unusual…
- Cachetic Common misspelling of cachectic
- Cox-1 inhibitor An agent that inhibits the action of the enzyme cox-1 (cyclooxygenase-1). The common anti-inflammatory drugs…
- Omega-3 fatty acids Omega-3 fatty acids: A class of fatty acids found in fish oils, especially from salmon and other cold-water…