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Of or pertaining to the prevention and treatment of illness, and the preservation of physical and mental well-being, through the services provided by medical professionals.
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stratum basale
Medical; Medicine
The outermost layer of the endometrium that undergoes only minimal changes during the menstrual cycle;
physiologically balanced occlusion
Medical; Medicine
A balanced occlusion that is in harmony with the temporomandibular joints and the neuromuscular system.
Fernbach flask
Medical; Medicine
A flask used in microbial fermentations where a large surface area of the liquid substrate is required.
Citrobacter youngae
Medical; Medicine
A species formerly called C. genomospecies 5; found in human stools and blood, and in food and animals.
Bayou virus
Medical; Medicine
A species of Hantavirus in the U.S. causing hantavirus pulmonary syndrome; transmitted by the rice rat.
verbal apraxia
Medical; Medicine
A speech disorder in which phonemic substitutions are constantly used for the desired syllable or word.
opisthiobasial
Medical; Medicine
Relating to both opisthion and basion; denoting a line connecting the two or the distance between them.
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