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Test, CEA
CEA (carcinoembryonic antigen) is a protein found in many types of cells but associated with tumors and the developing fetus. CEA is tested in blood. The normal range is <2.5 ng/ml in an adult non-smoker and <5.0 ng/ml in a smoker…
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Show more- Eye color The color of the iris. The genetics of eye color are complicated. Eye color is polygenic. It is determined by…
- Medical school A school with a curriculum leading to a medical degree. The mission of every medical school includes medical…
- Nucleic acid >DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) which contains the hereditary information in humans and >RNA (ribonucleic acid)…
- Mordant A substance capable of deepening the reaction to a stain (as in the pathology laboratory); incisive; burning…
- LPA Little People of America. The abbreviation also for the left pulmonary artery
- EYCL2 A gene for brown eye color. See also: Eye color
- Lower motor neuron A nerve cell that goes from the spinal cord to a muscle. The cell body of a lower motor neuron is in the…
- Screening, kidney disease Screening (looking) for early kidney disease in people who are not already known to have it. Kidney disease…
- Wolframin A protein encoded by a gene known as WFS1. Mutations in WFS1 are associated with Wolfram syndrome and also…
- Congenital hip dislocation The abnormal formation of the hip joint in which the ball at the top of the thighbone (the femoral head) is…
- Implant 1. To embed; to set in firmly. In embryology, the fertilized egg implants in the uterine lining 6 or 7 days…
- Water hammer pulse See: Pulse, water hammer