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Auditory tube
The tube that runs from the middle ear to the pharynx, also known as the Eustachian tube. The function of this tube is to protect, aerate and drain the middle ear (and mastoid). Occlusion of the Eustachian tube leads to the development of…
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Show more- Down syndrome critical region Down syndrome critical region: (Abbreviated DSCR) A region on the long (q) arm of chromosome 21 thought to be…
- Trypanosomiasis, American See: Chagas disease.
- Impact To lodge firmly or wedge in
- Weighing, hydrostatic See: Underwater weighing
- Dermopathy Any disease of the skin. Synonymous with dermatopathy.
- Prostatitis Prostatitis: Inflammation of the prostate gland, a very common health concern, accounting for up to 25% of…
- Diachronic The word 'diachronic' is from the Greek dia-, through + chronos, time = through time. As opposed to…
- Gland, thyroid See: Thyroid gland
- Level 4 biosafety >Level 1 -- This level applies to agents that do not ordinarily cause human disease. >Level 2 -- This level…
- Pharmacist A professional who fills prescriptions, and in the case of a compounding pharmacist, makes them. Pharmacists…
- Antigenic shift A sudden shift in the antigenicity of a virus resulting from the recombination of the genomes of two viral…
- ALS5 See: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 5