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Sign, toe
An important neurologic test based upon what the toes do when the sole of the foot is stimulated. If the big toe goes up, that may mean trouble. The toe sign, also called the Babinski reflex, is obtained by stimulating the external portion…
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Show more- Tick fever See: Rocky Mountain spotted fever
- Drosophila genome All of the genetic information contained in Drosophila, the fruitfly. The genomes of particular nonhuman…
- Monosodium glutamate MSG, a sodium salt of the amino acid glutamic acid that enhances the flavor of certain foods. Originally…
- Apoplexy A venerable term for a stroke, a cerebrovascular accident (CVA), often associated with loss of consciousness…
- Blood blister A blister full of blood due to a pinch, bruise or repeated friction. A blister is medically termed a vesicle…
- TGF Transforming growth factor
- Proclivity An inclination or predisposition toward something, especially a strong inherent inclination toward something…
- Familial advanced sleep-phase syndrome (FASPS) An inherited abnormal sleep pattern in which the individual is a 'morning lark' and consistently goes to…
- Flu, Spanish See: Spanish flu
- Orphan drug 1. Oral rehydration salts. 2. Oral rehydration solution. 3. Orthopaedic Research Society.
- Assistant in dying See: Doula (the second meaning)
- Fatty acid One of many molecules that are long chains of lipid-carboxylic acid found in fats and oils and in cell…