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Show more- Toc- (prefix) Stemming from the Greek word 'tokos' meaning childbirth, we have toc-, toco-, tok-, and toko- as combining…
- Passive smoking The inhaling of environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) by someone who is not smoking. See: ETS
- Castration Removal of the sex glands, usually used to indicate removal of the male testicles
- Care, managed See: Managed care
- TMJ Tempero-mandibular joint, the joint that hinges the lower jaw (mandible) to the skull.
- Biotin A water-soluble B-complex vitamin involved in carbon dioxide transfer and therefore essential to the…
- Whitehead A familiar term for what is medically called a closed comedo. A comedo, the primary sign of acne, consists of…
- Hypochondriasm See: Hypochondriasis
- Foodborne disease A disease caused by consuming contaminated food or drink. Myriad microbes and toxic substances can…
- Creatinine clearance test A test that helps determine whether the kidneys are functioning normally. Specifically, the…
- Sulfite sensitivity Adverse reactions of an allergic nature to sulfites. Sulfites occur in fermentation and also occur naturally…
- Laribacter hongkongensis A novel type of bacterium first isolated in Hong Kong in 2001 from the blood and empyema (pus in the chest)…