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Tubing used to carry fluids at a slow, controlled rate from a reservoir to a patient and containing a buret that divides each milliliter (ml) of fluid into 60 drops.  

Having abnormally small teeth or a single small tooth.  

Possessing very small teeth.  

The sampling of extracellular fluid (e.g., in the brain) either to assess the concentration of local chemical components or to perfuse drugs directly into small clusters of cells.  

The loss or removal of a small amount of genetic information (a small number of nucleotides) from a chromosome.  

An electromechanical cutting instrument used in endoscopic surgeries to remove tissues with a series of rotating blades and a suction device. This tool is often used in sinus and endobronchial procedures and other applications in which healthy tissues need to be spared while navigating inflamed or cancerous lesions.  

The radiation produced by radioactive decay at the rate of 3. 7 X 104 atoms per second.  

A microunit of current electricity; one-millionth part (10-6) of a coulomb.  

A family of gram-positive cocci that includes the genera Micrococcus, Sarcina, and Staphylococcus.