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Oath of Maimonides
A prayer that is said to have been written by the 12th-century physician-philosopher Moses Maimonides. Like the famous oath of Hippocrates, the prayer of Maimonides is often recited by new medical graduates. This prayer, which is also…
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- Meningomyelocele Protrusion of the membranes that cover the spine but some of the spinal cord itself through a defect in the…
- Nasal septum The dividing wall within the nose. The nasal septum runs down the middle of the nose creating two sides to…
- Soft chancre See: Chancroid
- Heredity Genetic transmission from parent to child.
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- Cryoprobe A surgical probe, a long slender pointed surgical instrument, used to apply extreme cold to tissues. From…
- MDCT Multidetector computed tomography
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- Partial seizure A seizure that affects only one part of the brain. Symptoms depend on which part is affected. One part of the…