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Johnny
A hospital gown. A johnny is a short collarless gown that ties in the back, worn by patients being examined or treated in a doctor's office, clinic, or hospital. Johnnies are generally disliked by patients as skimpy, ugly, ill-fitting…
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- Nerve, vestibulocochlear A nerve that is responsible for the sense of hearing and which is also pertinent to balance, to the body…
- Arachidonate 5-lipoxygenase activating protein ALOX5AP. See: FLAP
- Kb Abbreviation for kilobase
- Medicine, transfusion Blood transfusion and blood conservation are the complementary activities that constitute the clinical arena…
- Greenstick fracture A fracture in which one side of a bone is broken while the other is bent (like a green stick). NTER>
- Cystatin C A serum protein that is filtered out of the blood by the kidneys and that serves as a measure of kidney…
- Mega- (prefix) The combining form 'mega-' comes from the Greek 'megas', great or big and means abnormally large…
- Hem-onc Short for Hematology-oncology
- Antithyroid drug A drug directed against the thyroid gland. The antithyroid drugs include carbimazole, methimazole, and…
- Shaken baby syndrome Syndrome: Ines, particularly to the head, caused by violently shaking an infant. The syndrome is the…
- ALS4 See: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 4