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- Abortive polio Abortive polio is a minor illness. It accounts for 80-90% of clinically apparent cases of polio infection…
- Kubler-Ross See: Kübler-Ross, Elisabeth
- Day sight Night blindness. Listed in medical dictionaries under 'Nyctalopia' from the Greek 'nyct' (night) + 'aloas'…
- Sulphonylurea A triptan drug for the treatment of migraine. Marketed under the brand name Imitrex.
- External genitalia, female See: Female external genitalia
- Peritonitis Inflammation of the peritoneum (The peritoneum is the tissue layer of cells lining the inner wall of the…
- Diurnal Occurring in the daytime. A patient may have a diurnal fever rather than a nocturnal one. Diurnal also can…
- Alpha thalassemia Alpha thalassemia: A blood disorder, thalassemia is not one disease but rather a group of disorders that have…
- Ergonomics The science of making things fit people instead of asking people to fit things. Ergonomics uses knowledge…
- Anesthetist 1. In the US, a nurse or technician trained to administer anesthetics.2. In the UK, the same as an…
- Aorta The largest artery in the body, the aorta arises from the left ventricle of the heart, goes up (ascends) a…