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TSE
Abbreviation for Transmissible spongiform encephalopathy
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Show more- Flatus Gas in the intestinal tract or passed through the anus. The intestinal gases are hydrogen, nitrogen, carbon…
- Serum amyloid A A superfamily of acute-phase proteins. The level of serum amyloid A (SAA) in the blood increases dramatically…
- Extra systole See: Extrasystole
- Uveitis Uveitis: Inflammation of the uvea, the part of the eye that collectively refers to the iris, the choroid of…
- Trait, dominant lethal A genetic trait that, if present in the genome of the individual, is expressed and therefore precludes the…
- Resistance, vascular The opposition to the flow of blood across a vascular bed.
- Womb The womb (uterus) is a hollow, pear-shaped organ located in a woman's lower abdomen between the bladder and…
- Computerized axial tomography scan Pictures of structures within the body created by a computer that takes the data from multiple X-ray images…
- Intolerance, lactose The inability to digest lactose, a sugar component of milk and most other dairy products. Lactose is…
- Viremia The presence of a virus in the blood. Viremia is analogous to bacteremia (the presence of bacteria in the…
- Gland, endocrine See: Endocrine gland
- Colposcope A lighted magnifying instrument used by a gynecologist to examine the tissues of the vagina and the cervix…