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The dabbing of a clinical specimen, e.g., the cut surface of an organ or tissue, onto a microscope slide to distribute a thin layer of cells for microscopic examination.  

In embryology, the ability of a cell or group of cells to produce all of the tissues required for development (i.e., the embryonic membranes, the embryo, and finally the fetus).  

A comprehensive combination of nutrients given parenterally, including amino acids, carbohydrates, fats, fluids, electrolytes, vitamins, and minerals.  

Surgical removal of a diseased or injured joint and its replacement with an orthosis.  

The sum of all the potassium in the human body, used as one indicator of muscle mass. More than half of the potassium in the human body is within skeletal muscle.  

Beaded; noting an aggregate of colonies like those seen in the budding of yeast.  

Former name of a genus of yeast like organisms, now called Cryptococcus.  

Muscular spasms that distort the spine and hip.