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Double-blind
Term used to described a study in which both the investigator or the participant are blind to (unaware of) the nature of the treatment the participant is receiving. Double-blind trials are thought to produce objective results, since the…
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Show more- Non-insulin-dependent diabetes Type 2 diabetes. See also Diabetes, type 2.
- Hereditary arthroophthalmopathy See: Stickler syndrome
- Quadrant A quarter. For example, the liver is in the right upper quadrant of the abdomen.
- Shoulder blade The familiar flat triangular bone at the back of the shoulder. Known familiarly as the wingbone or…
- Forensic medicine The branch of medicine that deals with the application of medical knowledge to legal problems and legal…
- DPT immunization Immunization to protect against diphtheria, pertussis (whooping cough), and tetanus. DPT immunizations are…
- Alcohol abuse Use of alcoholic beverages to excess, either on individual occasions ('binge drinking') or as a regular…
- PTU Propylthiouracil, an antithyroid medication, a drug that blocks the production of thyroid hormone by the…
- Primary amebic meningoencephalitis A rare, but fatal infection of the central nervous system caused by Naegleria fowleri, an ameba that inhabits…
- Total hysterectomy Hysterectomy: Complete surgical removal of the uterus and cervix. Also called a complete hysterectomy
- Deficiency, protein C Protein C is a protein in plasma that enters into the cascade of biochemical events leading to the formation…
- Memory, implicit See: Implicit memory