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CA 19-9
A tumor marker initially found in colorectal cancer patients, but subsequently also identified in patients with pancreatic, stomach, and bile duct cancer. In those who have pancreatic cancer, higher levels of CA 19-9 tend to be associated…
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- Abstinence The voluntary self-denial of food, drink, or sex. Today, abstinence most commonly refers to denial of one's…
- Car booster seat A car seat for a child who has outgrown both an infant seat and a toddler seat. The US National Highway…
- Neurosyphilis Neurological complications in the third (tertiary) and final phase of syphilis, which involve the central…
- Liver biopsy Liver biopsy: A procedure in which a small sample of the liver is removed for the diagnosis of abnormal liver…
- Capsid The protein coat of a virus. The term capsid came in 1960 from the French capside, from the Latin capsa…
- Dexfenfluramine A weight loss drug, in a class of drugs called anorectics which decrease appetite. This drug, sold in the US…
- Cell, stem An ancestral cell, the most primitive type of cell. Stem cells are relatively unspecialized…
- Deafness with goiter Deafness with goiter: See Pendred syndrome
- Acute tubular necrosis A severe form of acute renal failure that develops in people with severe illnesses (such as sepsis) or with…
- Pseudorubella Synonymous with Roseola infantum, a viral disease of infants sudden onset of high fever which lasts several…
- Immunosuppressive 1. Pertaining to immunosuppression, the suppression of the immune system.2. An agent capable of suppressing…