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Cerebrum
The largest part of the brain. It is divided into two hemispheres, or halves. The word 'cerebrum' is the Latin word for 'brain.' The Romans used the same word to refer to the 'skull' (which houses the brain) and the 'head' (which houses…
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- Test, exercise cardiac stress The exercise cardiac stress test (ECST) is the most widely used cardiac (heart) screening test. The patient…
- Alactasia Lack of the enzyme lactase which is needed to digest the milk sugar lactose. See: Lactase deficiency
- Psoriasis, inverse Also called flexural psoriasis, a form of psoriasis found in the armpits, groin, under the breasts and in…
- Morgue A place where bodies of the dead are kept before autopsy, funeral, or burial. The first Morgue was in Paris…
- Neuropsychologist A psychologist who has completed special training in the neurobiological causes of brain disorders, and who…
- Legal blindness The criteria used to determine eligibility for government disability benefits and which do not necessarily…
- Nature (journal) The name of a venerable British scientific journal that has over the past century or so published much of…
- Influenza, Asian See: Asian flu
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention >CDC facilities in the US in: > >Anchorage, Alaska >Atlanta >Cincinnati, Ohio >Fort Collins, Colorado…
- Grief Therapy for people who have unusually serious grief reactions. The goal of grief therapy is to identify and…
- Onycholysis Loosening of the nail from the nail bed, usually starting at the border of the nail. The nail tends to turn…