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Syphilis test (FTA-ABS)
The fluorescent treponemal antibody absorbed (FTA-ABS) test for syphilis is a blood serum screening test designed to demonstrate the presence or absence of specific antibodies directed against the organism (Treponema pallidum) responsible…
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- Pregnancy, extrauterine A pregnancy that is not in the usual place and is located outside the inner lining of the uterus. A…
- MPH Master of Public Health (a master's degree in this field of medicine)
- Pestilence The pestilence referred to the bubonic plague and it now refers to any epidemic disease that is highly…
- Osseous Having to do with the bone, consisting of bone, or resembling bone. From 'os' which is a synonym for 'bone.'…
- Consanguinity Blood relationship because of common ancestry. Everyone carries rare recessive alleles, rare genes that are…
- NBIA Neurodegeneration with brain iron accumulation. See: Hallervorden-Spatz disease
- Cardiovascular The circulatory system comprising the heart and blood vessels which carries nutrients and oxygen to the…
- Bone, heel A somewhat rectangular bone at the back of the foot. The words 'calcaneus' and 'calcium' are related…
- PNL (percutaneous nephrolithotripsy) A technique for removing large and/or dense stones and staghorn stones. PNL is done via a port created by…
- Nerve, trochlear The trochlear nerve controls the superior oblique muscle of the eye, one of the extraocular muscles, the…
- Tiredness See: Tired