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DSM-IV
The 4th edition of 'Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders' (DSM) a comprehensive classification of officially recognized psychiatric disorders. DSM-IV was issued in 1993
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- Chloride The major anion (negatively charged substance) in the blood and extracellular fluid (the body fluid that lies…
- Intervertebral disk A pad of cartilage between two vertebrae that acts as a shock absorber
- Transformation, genetic A process by which the genetic material carried by an individual cell is altered by the incorporation of…
- XXX syndrome A chromosome condition present in 1 in 1000 females, due to the presence of three X chromosomes rather than…
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- L1-L5 (lumbar vertebrae) The symbols L1 through L5 represent the five lumbar vertebrae. The lumbar vertebrae are situated between the…