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Cyanosis
A bluish color of the skin and the mucous membranes due to insufficient oxygen in the blood. For example, the lips may show cyanosis. Cyanosis can be evident at birth, as in a 'blue baby' who has a heart malformation that permits blood…
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- Olivary Pertaining to the olive, a structure in the brain
- Allele An alternative form of a gene. One of the different forms of a gene that can exist at a single locus (spot on…
- Niemann-Pick disease A biochemical disorder affecting a lipid (fat) called sphingomyelin, resulting usually in progressive…
- Capsule of Glisson See Glisson's capsule
- Pesticide A chemical used to control, repel, or destroy pests of any sort. There are scores of different types of…
- Flu, avian See: Avian influenza
- Cancer survivor Someone who has received the diagnosis of a potentially fatal form of cancer and is therefore forced to face…
- Biopsy, liver See: Liver biopsy
- Care, ambulatory See: Ambulatory care