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GOLD-3
One of the stages of chronic obstructive lung disease (COPD), according to the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD). GOLD-3 is stage III in the GOLD classification of COPD and indicates 'severe COPD.' This stage is…
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Show more- Gerstmann-Straussler-Scheinker disease See: Gerstmann-Straussler-Scheinker syndrome
- Sleep apnea Sleep apnea: The temporary stoppage of breathing during sleep, often resulting in daytime sleepiness. Apnea…
- Undulate To have a wavy border or form. Also, to rise and fall like a wave. For example, the border of a wound may…
- Itis Suffix meaning inflammation. For example, colitis is literally colon inflammation or figuratively…
- Genetic code The instructions in a gene that tell the cell how to make a specific protein. A, T, G, and C are the…
- Immunoglobulin A A major class of immunoglobulins found in serum and external body secretions such as saliva, tears, and sweat…
- Elidel Brand name of pimecrolimus
- Fariborz Amini Amini, Fariborz
- Incompatibility, Rh The state of mother and fetus having different Rh blood group types so that their Rh types are…
- ART (antiretroviral therapy) Treatment that suppresses or stops a retrovirus. One of the retrovirus is the human immunodeficiency virus…
- Tryptophan An amino acid, one of the 20 building blocks of protein. A dietary essential amino acid, tryptophan is…
- WM Abbreviation for 'white male' used by doctors as shorthand when jotting down the results of their physical…