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Hormone, TSH
Stands for Thyroid Stimulating Hormone. Also known as thyrotropin
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- PPD 1. Postpartum depression. 2. Purified protein derivative (the PPD skin test for tuberculosis)
- Retrospective study Behind the sternum (the breastbone).
- Centrencephalic seizure See: Grand mal
- Vaccine, live polio See: Polio vaccine, oral
- Cell, somatic See: Somatic cell
- National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) One of the National Institutes of Health in the U.S., NIMH's mission is to 'provide national leadership…
- Gestalt therapy A psychotherapeutic concept that stresses understanding mental processes as holistic entities (gestalts)…
- Abuse, substance See: Substance abuse
- BMD (bone mass density) Abbreviation for bone mass density and the synonymous term, bone mineral density
- Anthropology, forensic Forensic: See: Forensic anthropology
- Cholangitis Inflammation of the bile duct. From cholangi-, pertaining to a bile duct + -itis, inflammation. See also…