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Pyuria
Pus in the urine. Pyuria is a sign of inflammation often related to infection
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Show more- Somnambulism A sleepwalker.
- Radiation therapy, external Radiation therapy in which the source of radiation is a machine outside the body
- GDB The Genome Database (GDB), the official central repository for genomic mapping data resulting from the Human…
- Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Inst. One of the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH), the mission of the NIAID is 'to support and conduct…
- Virus, human papilloma JC virus.
- Bone marrow biopsy The removal of a sample of bone marrow and a small amount of bone (usually from the hip) through a large…
- Simian crease A single transverse palmar crease, a minor variation associated with Down syndrome (trisomy 21). Also called…
- Cell, beta (pancreatic) A type of cell in the pancreas (the organ of the digestive system located behind the stomach). Within the…
- Radiologist A physician specialized in radiology, the branch of medicine that uses ionizing and nonionizing radiation for…
- Charcoal, activated See: Activated charcoal
- Villus 1. A tiny finger-like or hair-like projection. 2. A small vascular protrusion.Villus is the Latin word for…
- Tarsal cyst Also called a Meibomian cyst or a chalazion. A tarsal cyst is an inflammation of the oil gland of the eyelid