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- Digital rectal exam ): An exam to detect abnormalities that can be felt (palpated) from within the rectum. The doctor inserts a…
- Thimerosal A mercury-containing preservative used in some vaccines and other products since the 1930's. No harmful…
- Psychologist, clinical A professional specializing in diagnosing and treating diseases of the brain, emotional disturbance, and…
- Abdominal Relating to the abdomen, the belly, that part of the body that contains all of the structures between the…
- Brain stem The stemlike part of the brain that is connected to the spinal cord. Or conversely, the extension of the…
- CME Stands for Continuing Medical Education. CME programs are intended, literally, to continue the medical…
- Maternal serum alpha-fetoprotein (MSAFP) The presence of AFP, a plasma protein normally produced by the fetus, in the mother's blood. MSAFP serves as…
- Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) Also known as serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase (SGOT), AST is an enzyme that is normally present in…
- Vaginal fornix The anterior (front) and posterior (back) recesses into which the upper vagina is divided. These vaultlike…