The convenience of using a base 10 system is that our most commonly used numeral system is also base ten, therefore it is easy to convert between smaller and larger units. Many scientists believe that base ten is arbitrary and that we use it only because we have ten fingers, and that if...
Pain of the joints. It is a symptom rather than a disease and can result from injury, allergic reaction, infection, or disease. Arthralgia occurs commonly in the joints of the hands, knees, and ankles. Atherectomy (Arthr - Ectomy) The surgical excision (cutting out) of a joint. Arthre...
In this article, we are going to take a look at a very practical part of vocabulary-prefixes and suffixes. You might find it a little bit odd because prefixes and suffixes sound like an English concept. However, it does appear in Mandarin Chinese too. As a beginner, you may not pay mu...
Name some commonly used abbreviations for diagnostic, laboratory, and x-ray procedures. Give two examples of tumour suppressor genes and two examples of oncogenes, describe their action, and indicate cancer in which they are inactivated. The process of spreading cancer cells throughout ...