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- Fertilization, in vitro IVF, a laboratory procedure in which sperm are placed with an unfertilized egg in a Petri dish to achieve…
- Autoradiography A technique using X- ray film to visualize molecules or fragments of molecules that have been radioactively…
- Vaccination, hepatitis A See: Hepatitis A immunization
- M.D. Abbreviation for the Latin title Medicinae Doctor, Doctor of Medicine. Sometimes written today as MD (without…
- Pachymeninges The dura. From pachy- (thick) + -meninges (membranes). The singular is pachymeninx
- Gustatolacrimal reflex See: Crocodile tears syndrome
- Homeopath A person who practices homeopathy.
- Monoarticular Involving just one joint. As opposed to polyarticular (affecting many joints). From the Latin 'articulus,'…
- Allergic rhinitis, perennial Allergic rhinitis (hay fever) that occurs throughout the year
- Intraepithelial Within the layer of cells that forms the surface or lining of an organ
- Afferent nerve A nerve that carries impulses toward the central nervous system (CNS). The opposite of an afferent nerve is…