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Test, fluorescent treponemal antibody absorbed
-ABS): 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…
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Show more- Peritonsillar abscess A collection of pus behind the tonsils that pushes one of the tonsils toward the uvula (the prominent soft…
- Plasma The liquid part of the blood and lymphatic fluid, which makes up about half of its volume. Plasma is devoid…
- Pollenosis See: Pollinosis
- Sphingomyelin lipoidosis Also called Niemann-Pick disease, this is a disorder of the metabolism of a lipid (fat) called sphingomyelin…
- Polonies See: Polony
- Seizure, complex partial A form of partial seizure during which the person loses awareness. The patient does not actually become…
- Annotate In genetics, to identify the locations and the coding regions of genes in a genome and determine what those…
- Pachyonychia congenita, type 1 This is a form of pachyonychia congenita (elephant nails from birth) in which teeth are evident at birth. It…
- Female internal genitalia The internal genital structures of the female, comprising the ovaries, the Fallopian tubes, the uterus…
- Luxation Complete dislocation of a joint. A partial dislocation is a subluxation
- Nephro- Prefix referring to the kidney as, for example, in nephrotoxic. From the Greek nephros meaning kidney
- Footling presentation There are single-footling or double-footling presentations depending upon whether the presenting part of the…