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denoting something as "full of scales" or "scaly" Latin squāmōsus, full of scales, scaly squamous cell-stalsis: contraction Greek στέλλω (stéllō), I dispatch, place, set peristalsis-stasis: stopping, standing Greek στᾰ́σῐς (stásis), to stand, place, set cytostasis, homeostasis-statin: maintain cholesterol
the part of the antenna distal to the pedicel composed of one or more segments, called flagellomeres. (Anatomical feature) the posterior opening of the head capsule, covered by the cervix. (Anatomical feature) the pair of wings of a four-winged insect closest to the head. small, pit-like structure in the exoskeleton.
Glossary of Medical Terms - Tufts University. Medical Abbreviations EN English Medical Abbreviations for Android. JD.MD, Inc. online Medical & Dental Abbreviations Glossary. Acronyms for Medical & Dental professional organizations. Medical Abbreviations for iPhone. Medical abbreviations on mediLexicon.
The main discussion of these abbreviations in the context of drug prescriptions and other medical prescriptions is at List of abbreviations used in medical prescriptions. Some of these abbreviations are best not used, as marked and explained here.
A or Ala – alanine. C or Cys – cysteine. D or Asp – aspartic acid. E or Glu – glutamic acid. F or Phe – phenylalanine. H or His – histidine. I or Ile – isoleucine. K or Lys – lysine. L or Leu – leucine.
Chronic fatigue immune dysfunction syndrome. CFS. Chronic fatigue syndrome. CGBD. Corticobasal ganglionic degeneration. CH. Cluster headache. CHARGE syndrome. Coloboma of the eye, heart defects, atresia of the nasal choanae, retarded growth & or development, genital abnormalities, ear abnormalities.
Otorhinolaryngology (/ oʊ t oʊ ˌ r aɪ n oʊ ˌ l ær ɪ n ˈ ɡ ɒ l ə dʒ i / oh-toh-RY-noh-LARR-in-GOL-ə-jee, abbreviated ORL and also known as otolaryngology, otolaryngology – head and neck surgery (ORL–H&N or OHNS), or ear, nose, and throat (ENT) ) is a surgical subspecialty within medicine that deals with the surgical and medical ...
Entomology (from Ancient Greek ἔντομον (entomon) 'insect' and -λογία () 'study') [1] is the scientific study of insects, a branch of zoology.In the past the term insect was less specific, and historically the definition of entomology would also include the study of animals in other arthropod groups, such as arachnids, myriapods, and crustaceans.