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Normal range
By convention, the normal range for whatever (a particular test, condition, symptom, behavior, etc.) is set to cover ninety-five percent (95%) of all values from the general population. Five percent (5%) of results consequently fall…
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Show more- Nurse, registered A nurse who has completed a two- to four-year degree program in nursing, and provides direct patient care for…
- Mesenteric artery One of the arteries which arises from the abdominal portion of the aorta and distributes blood to most of the…
- Syndrome, Turner-Kieser See Nail-patella syndrome
- Burn treatment The treatment of burns depends on the depth, area and location of the burn. Burn depth is generally…
- Corticosteroid Any of the steroid hormones made by the cortex (outer layer) of the adrenal gland. Cortisol is a…
- Lissencephaly syndrome See: Miller-Dieker syndrome
- Conjunctiva The excessive and uncontrollable use of foul or obscene language, including words related to feces (bowel…
- Glanders A bacterial infection that causes a chronic debilitating disease of equids (horses, mules, and donkeys) as…
- Gene, transporter A gene that allows drugs to enter cells or, in some cases, acts to keep them out. Transporter genes may…
- Agent Orange An herbicide and defoliant containing 2,4-D and 2,4,5-T and trace amounts of dioxin. Agent Orange was used as…
- Infection, breast See: Breast infection. See also: Mastitis
- Microscope, simple A microscope that has a single converging lens (or a combination of lenses that function optically as a…