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- Cross-sectional study A study done at one time, not over the course of time. A cross-sectional study might be of a disease such as…
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- Anesthetist 1. In the US, a nurse or technician trained to administer anesthetics.2. In the UK, the same as an…
- Elective surgery Surgery that is subject to choice (election). The choice may be made by the patient or doctor. For example…
- Pseudomembranous colitis Severe inflammation of the inner lining of the colon. Pseudomembranous colitis is characterized by pus and…
- Vaccine, Salk Vaccine against poliomyelitis named for Dr. Jonas Salk who developed and introduced it in 1955. It was the…
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