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Protein, acute phase
See: Acute-phase protein
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- Asymptomatic Without symptoms. For example, an asymptomatic infection is an infection with no symptoms
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- Granulomatosis, allergic A disease (also more commonly called the Churg-Straus syndrome) characterized by inflammation of the blood…
- MAOI Monoamine oxidase inhibitor. One of a potent class of medications used to treat depression
- FAO deficiency Also known as the Sjogren-Larsson syndrome, this is a genetic (inherited) disease usually characterized by a…
- Hepatoblastoma A malignant tumor of the liver. Hepatoblastoma occurs almost exclusively in young children, more commonly in…
- Six fingers or toes The presence of an extra sixth finger or toe, a very common congenital malformation (birth defect). This…
- Tubercular See: Tuberculous
- HCV PCR viral load test See: HCV PCR
- FET1 See: ETM1
- STARI See: Hypnic jerk.