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Fluorescent treponemal antibody absorbed test
A blood serum screening test for syphilis designed to demonstrate the presence or absence of specific antibodies directed against the organism (Treponema pallidum) responsible for syphilis. The fluorescent treponemal antibody absorbed…
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- Lipophilin See: Proteolipid protein
- Hysterectomy, laparoscopically assisted vaginal Rocedure using laparoscopic techniques to remove the uterus (womb) and/or tubes and ovaries through the…
- Contraceptive, implantable progestin Implantable progestin in the form of Norplant was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for…
- Histoplasmosis A disease caused by the fungus Histoplasma capsulatum. Most people with histoplasmosis have no symptoms…
- ARDS ARDS: Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome. A fulminant lung condition in which trauma to the lungs leads to…
- Synesthesia A condition in which normally separate senses are not separate. Sight may mingle with sound, taste with…
- Prealbumin One of several plasma proteins such as transthyretin that migrate faster than albumin in an acidic starch gel
- VIG Vaccinia immune globulin
- Disease, lipid storage A series of disorders due to inborn errors in lipid metabolism resulting in the abnormal accumulation of…
- Infection, opportunistic An infection that occurs because of a weakened immune system. Opportunistic infections are a particular…