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P.c.
Abbreviation meaning after meals (from the Latin 'post cibum', after meals). One of a number of hallowed abbreviations of Latin terms that have traditionally been used in prescriptions. Some others: > >a.c. = before meals (from 'ante…
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- Skin graft, porcine A skin graft in which pig skin is used. Like grafts from human donors, porcine grafts are usually just a…
- Social psychology The study of the mind and mental processes, particularly as regards social interactions, focusing on the ways…
- Paul Ehrlich 1. Paul Ehrlich (1854-1915), renowned German scientist and physician. See: Ehlich, Paul. 2. Paul R. Ehrlich…
- Angle-closure glaucoma, acute Increased pressure in the front chamber (anterior chamber) of the eye due to sudden (acute) blockage of the…
- Diarrhea, antibiotic-induced Diarrhea, antibiotic-induced: A bacterium called Clostridium difficile (C.difficile), one of the most common…
- Reading retardation Reading retardation means impaired ability to read. Reading retardation is an impairment that may, for…
- Dark adaptometry A type of electrophysiologic retinal testing done to measure the period of time which passes before the…
- Laminaria A small rod-shaped piece of dried seaweed; when placed within the cervix, a laminaria causes it to gradually…
- Xen- (prefix) Foreign or other. As in: > >Xenoantigen -- An antigen that is found in more than one species. >Xenograft -- A…
- Aneurysm, fusiform An aneurysm is a localized widening (dilatation) of an artery, vein, or the heart. At the area of an…
- Thalassemia major The dire disease also known as beta thalassemia. The clinical picture of this form of anemia was first…