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Antithyroid antibody
An antibody directed against the thyroid gland, a gland which produces thyroid hormones (such as, for example, thyroxine and triiodothyronine). Antithyroid antibodies can be associated with inflammation of the thyroid gland and affect its…
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Show more- Hydrocephalus, communicating Hydrocephalus in which there is no obstruction to the flow of the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). Specifically…
- Dx Abbreviation standing for diagnosis, the determination of the nature of a disease. Dx may alternatively be…
- AC joint Acromioclavicular joint located between the acromion (a projection of the scapula that forms the point of the…
- Homogentisate oxidase The enzyme encoded in the HGD gene. Mutation of HGD causes the genetic disease alkaptonuria. Homogentisate…
- Laser coagulation The coagulation (clotting) of tissue using a laser. A coagulation laser produces light in the visible green…
- Breast milk Milk from the breast. Human milk contains a balance of nutrients that closely matches infant requirements for…
- PTU Propylthiouracil, an antithyroid medication, a drug that blocks the production of thyroid hormone by the…
- Disease, Pelizaeus-Merzbacher See: Polycystic ovarian syndrome.
- Provigil Brand name of the drug modafinil. See: Modafinil
- National Library of Medicine (NLM) The world's largest medical library, the U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM) is part of the National…
- Heights, fear of An irrational unreasonable fear of heights is called acrophobia. From the Greek 'acron', height + 'phobos'…
- Appendix testis A small solid projection of tissue on the outer surface of the testis which is a remnant of the embryologic…