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Common rule
Any of the U.S. policies designed to protect the rights and interests of citizens who choose to participate in government-funded biomedical research. Those who choose to participate in biomedical research often suffer from life-altering or life-threatening illnesses. As a result they may be more psychologically vulnerable than others and may agree to become investigative subjects…
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Common mode rejection ratio
The ability of an amplifier to amplify a signal in the presence of electrical noise. The higher the number, the better the amplification.
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Bedside commode
A portable toilet that enables a patient to sit comfortably while defecating or urinating. For many patients using a bedside commode is less stressful than using a bedpan.
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Committee on accreditation for respiratory car
An accreditation agency that works with the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Programs to ensure the educational quality of programs that provide professional education in respiratory care.
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Patient care advisory committee
A multidisciplinary group of individuals who advise health-care agencies facing ethical dilemmas. This committee usually comprises health-care professionals, clergy, legal counsel, and administrative personnel. Also called institutional ethics committee.
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Commissurorrhaphy
The surgical joining of the parts of a commissure to decrease the size of the opening.
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Posterior commissure of spinal cord
The gray commissure connecting the halves of the spinal cord, lying behind the central canal.
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Posterior commissure of brain
The commissure just above the midbrain containing fibers that connect the superior colliculi.
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Hippocampal commissure
A thin sheet of fibers passing transversely under the posterior portion of the corpus callosum. They connect the medial margins of the crura of the fornix.
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Anterior cerebral commissure
The band of white fibers that passes through the lamina terminalis, connecting the two cerebral hemispheres.
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