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Assay, NSE
Neuron-specific enolase (NSE) is a substance that has been detected in patients with certain tumors, namely: neuroblastoma, small cell lung cancer, medullary thyroid cancer, carcinoid tumors, endocrine tumors of the pancreas, and melanoma…
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- Laryngeal nerve, recurrent One of the best known branches of the vagus nerve, a very long nerve that originates in the brainstem. After…
- Colposcope A lighted magnifying instrument used by a gynecologist to examine the tissues of the vagina and the cervix…
- Agammaglobulinemia Total or near-total absence of gamma globulin, a protein fraction of the blood rich in antibodies, due to…
- MCAD deficiency Deficiency of an enzyme that makes it impossible to digest certain kinds of fat. MCAD stands for medium-chain…
- Sacral vertebrae There are 5 sacral vertebral bones. They are represented by the symbols S1 through S5 and are situated…
- Cancer, gastric Cancer of the stomach, the major organ that holds food for digestion. Worldwide, stomach cancer is the second…
- Porcelain gallbladder Calcification of the wall of the gallbladder. The gallbladder looks on ultrasound, abdominal X-ray and…
- Muscular dystrophy, tibial A specific form of muscular dystrophy in which weakness is usually confined to the anterior compartment (the…
- Facio-auriculo-vertebral spectrum See: Goldenhar syndrome
- Calcaneocuboid joint The calcaneocuboid joint is located in the foot between the calcaneus bone (the heel bone) and the cuboid…
- Altitude illness >If possible, don't fly or drive to high altitude. Start below 10,000 feet (3,048 meters) and walk up. >If…