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Fecal occult blood test
Fecal occult blood test: A test to check for hidden blood in the feces. Fecal refers to stool. Occult means hidden. Fecal occult blood may be due to a number of causes. The source of the bleeding may be anywhere in the gastrointestinal…
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- Therapeutic abortion An abortion that is brought about intentionally. Also called an artificial or induced abortion. As opposed to…
- Flavoproteins Flavoproteins are yellow proteins that serve as enzymes critical to the ability of cells in the body to…
- Syndrome, Zellweger A genetic disorder, also called the cerebrohepatorenal syndrome, characterized by the reduction or absence of…
- Autophobia An abnormal and persistent fear of loneliness, of being alone. A fear of solitude. Sufferers from autophobia…
- Immunization, hepatitis B Hepatitis B (hep B) vaccine gives prolonged protection, but 3 shots over a half year are usually required. In…
- Typhus, louse-borne See: Typhus, epidemic
- Coagulation, laser The coagulation (clotting) of tissue using a laser. A coagulation laser produces light in the visible green…
- Beta-2 agonist See: Beta-agonist
- Euphoria Elevated mood. Euphoria is a desirable and natural occurrence when it results from happy or exciting events…
- Darier disease A genetic skin disease characterized by slowly progressive hardening of the skin (keratoses) around the hair…
- Foot, athlete A skin infection caused by a fungus called Trichophyton which can thrive and infect the upper layer of the…