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Diseases, Musculoskeletal, Nat'l Inst
Al Institute of Arthritis and (NIAMS): One of the National Institutes of Health in the U.S. As its somewhat cumbersome name indicates, NIAMS's mission is a broad and important one, namely to 'conduct and support a broad spectrum of…
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Show more- Corneal topography Also known as videokeratography or corneal mapping, corneal topography is a method of computer-assisted…
- Salivary gland One of the glands in the mouth that produce saliva. There are 3 major salivary glands. They are the parotid…
- Radon A radioactive element formed as a gas during the breakdown of radium.
- Provigil Brand name of the drug modafinil. See: Modafinil
- National Cholesterol Education Program NCEP. A program designed to reduce illness and death from coronary heart disease (CHD) in the US by reducing…
- Agnosia The inability to recognize and identify objects or persons despite having knowledge of the characteristics of…
- Kiss A touch or caress with the lips. 'The anatomical juxtaposition of two orbicularis oris muscles in a state of…
- Iridectomy The process of making a hole in the iris by surgically removing a full-thickness piece from the iris
- MDI 1. Metered-dose inhaler; 2. Multiple daily injections; 3. Mental developmental index, as in 'the Bayley…
- Time, prothrombin A clotting test, the prothrombin time is done to test the integrity of part of the clotting scheme. The…
- Velvet ant sting Common in most parts of the world including the Southern and Southwestern United States, velvet ants are not…
- Genes, breast cancer susceptibility Breast cancer susceptibility: Inherited factors that predispose to breast cancer. Put otherwise, these genes…