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ANC
The absolute neutrophil count, the number of white blood cells (WBCs) that are neutrophils. The ANC is not measured directly. It is derived by multiplying the WBC count times the percent of neutrophils in the differential WBC count. The…
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- Implantation The act of setting in firmly. In embryology, implantation refers specifically to the attachment of the…
- Syndrome, long QT See Long QT syndrome
- Radiate To spread out from a central area. For example, sciatic pain may radiate outward from the lower back
- Saccular aneurysm An aneurysm that resembles a small sack. A berry aneurysm is typically saccular. An aneurysm is a localized…
- Urea A nitrogen-containing substance normally cleared from the blood by the kidney into the urine. Diseases that…
- Treatment, PUVA See: PUVA
- Syndrome, Brachmann-de Lange See: de Lange syndrome
- Intersex A group of conditions sometimes referred to as disorders of sexual development (DSDs) in which there is a…
- Fissure, palpebral The opening for the eye between the eyelids.
- Oz. Abbreviation for ounce
- Biallelic Pertaining to both alleles (both alternative forms of a gene). For example, biallelic mutations in the gene…