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HIV test
A test for the human immunodeficiency virus, the cause of AIDS. HIV tests are designed to detect antibodies to the HIV virus or the HIV virus itself. The antibody tests are: > >ELISA (enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay) -- a screening test…
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- Schedules, Gesell Developmental A measure of child development devised by the American child psychologist and pediatrician Arnold Gesell…
- PARK4 Familial Parkinson disease type 4
- Ulcer, esophageal A hole in the lining of the esophagus (tube-like organ leading from the throat to the stomach) corroded by…
- MSBP Munchhausen syndrome by proxy
- Reporting, anonymous In public health, anonymous reporting permits the acquisition of certain data such as the proportion of…
- Shopaholic Someone obsessed with shopping. A compulsive shopper. From shop + -aholic, alteration of -oholic (as in…
- Valve, pulmonary One of the four valves in the heart, the pulmonary valve stands at the opening from the right ventricle in…
- XYY An extra Y chromosome in a male. See: XYY syndrome
- Naltrexone A derivative of naloxone used as an orally active and long-acting potent pure narcotic antagonist. Naltrexone…
- Separation anxiety Separation anxiety: A developmental stage during which a child experiences anxiety when separated from the…
- Diabetes, insulin-dependent Also called type 1 diabetes. See Diabetes, type 1