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Gland, exocrine
See: Exocrine gland
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- Ankle The ankle joint is complex. It is made up of two joints: the true ankle joint and the subtalar joint: > >The…
- Fetal surgery The surgical treatment of the fetus before birth. Also called prenatal or antenatal surgery. Fetal surgery is…
- Syphilis test, RPR Rapid plasma reagin, a blood test for syphilis that looks for an antibody that is present in the bloodstream…
- FTT Failure to thrive. Refers to a child whose physical growth is significantly less than that of peers. There is…
- Filariasis, lymphatic See Lymphatic filariasis
- Adenitis Inflammation of a gland. From the aden-, gland + -itis, inflammation
- Thyroiditis, autoimmune See: Hashimoto thyroiditis
- Dihydroorotate dehydrogenase See: Alzheimer disease.
- Astigmatic Referring to astigmatism or a person with astigmatism, a common form of visual impairment in which part of an…
- Mycobacterium avium complex (MAP) A bacterium that causes Johne's disease, a form of chronic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in cattle…