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Radioimmunoassay
A very sensitive, specific laboratory test (assay) using radiolabeled (and unlabeled) substances in an immunological (antibody-antigen) reaction
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Show more- Hepatitis E virus The agent responsible for hepatitis E. Abbreviated HEV. For more information, see: Hepatitis E
- Vagina The muscular canal extending from the cervix to the outside of the body. It is usually six to seven inches in…
- Diverticulum, Zenker See: Zenker diverticulum
- Multipara A woman who has had 2 or more pregnancies resulting in potentially viable offspring. A woman who is 'para…
- Opportunistic microorganism A bacteria, virus, or fungus that takes advantage of certain opportunities to cause disease. Those…
- Atrial septal defect (ASD) A hole in the septum, the wall, between the atria, the upper chambers of the heart. Commonly called an ASD…
- Salter-Harris fracture A traumatic fracture around or through the growth plate (the epiphyseal plate) of a bone in a child
- Glycosylated hemoglobin Hemoglobin to which glucose is bound. Glycosylated hemoglobin is tested to monitor the long-term control of…
- Osteitis deformans Better known today as Paget disease, this is a chronic bone disorder that typically results in enlarged…
- Carcinoma of the breast, infiltrating ductal Breast, infiltrating ductal: Infiltrating ductal carcinoma is one of several recognized specific patterns of…
- PARK7 Familial Parkinson disease type 7
- Teratoma, ovarian Also called a dermoid cyst of the ovary, this is a bizarre tumor, usually benign, in the ovary that typically…