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Unsteadiness
Loss of one's equilibrium in regard to the environment, often with a feeling of almost falling, or the result of bumping into things. There are many causes for unsteadiness, including problems in the cerebral or cerebellar portions of the…
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- Static posture Any posture that is held for a long time. A static posture may result in fatigue and even injury over time
- Intern In medicine, a doctor who has completed medical school and is engaged in a year of additional training at a…
- Aerotitis media See Aerotitis
- Concatemer Multiple copies of a DNA sequence arranged end to end in tandem. Concatenate means to link together in a…
- Decongestant A drug that shrinks the swollen membranes in the nose and makes it easier to breath. Decongestants can be…
- Leukemia, blastic phase of Leukemia, blastic phase of: A stage in which 30 percent or more of the cells in the bone marrow or blood are…
- Diploid The number of chromosomes in most cells of the body. This number is 46 in humans. It is naturally twice the…
- Unit, international (IU) An international unit (IU) is an internationally accepted amount of a substance. This type of measure is used…
- Ser Serine. See also: Amino acid symbols
- Gay A person who is homosexual, especially a male homosexual. The word 'gay' in this regard may denote the…
- PAPP-A Pregnancy-associated plasma protein A