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Leukemia, acute myeloid
Leukemia, acute myeloid: A quickly progressive malignant disease in which there are too many immature blood-forming cells in the blood and bone marrow, the cells being specifically those destined to give rise to the granulocytes or…
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Show more- UA Abbreviation for urinalysis, a test that determines the content of the urine. Because urine removes toxins…
- Acuity, visual The clarity or clearness of the vision, a measure of how well a person sees. The ability to distinguish…
- Dystonia Dystonia: Involuntary movements and prolonged muscle contraction, resulting in twisting body motions, tremor…
- Transesophageal echocardiography A diagnostic test, using a special probe placed within the esophagus, that employs ultrasound waves to make…
- Nebulization, heated Administration of medication via fine spray that has been heated to increase its water content
- Polony A tiny colony of DNA, about one micron in diameter. The word 'polony' is a contraction of 'polymerase…
- Imperforate anus A congenital malformation (a birth defect) in which the rectum is a blind alley (a cul-de-sac) and there is…
- Dormant tuberculosis See: Tuberculosis, dormant. See also: Tuberculous meningitis.
- Sexagenarian Someone in his or her sixties. See also: Age by decade
- Zidovudine triphosphate The active form of zidovudine which is also known as AZT. See: AZT
- Syndrome, Martin-Bell Better known as the fragile X syndrome, the most common heritable form of mental retardation. Fragile X…
- Sexually transmitted diseases in women Women can contract all of the venereal diseases, but may have no symptoms, or have different symptoms than…