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- Vaccinia immune globulin A blood product rich in antibodies against vaccinia, the virus in the smallpox vaccine. Vaccinia immune…
- McArdle disease Glycogen storage disease type V and the most common type of glycogen storage disease. McArdle disease is an…
- DNA sequence, finished A DNA sequence in which the bases are identified to an accuracy of no more than 1 error in 10,000 and are…
- Retrograde intrarenal surgery (RIRS) Retrograde intrarenal surgery (RIRS) is a procedure for doing surgery within the kidney using a viewing tube…
- AANAT The synbol for the enzyme arylalkylamine N-acetyltransferase and for the gene that encodes it. AANAT is…
- Gynecoid obesity A fat distribution generally characteristic of that of a woman, around the hips, etc. Gynecoid means like a…
- Aphasia, amnesic See Anomia
- Mycet- Prefix that denotes a relationship to fungus. From the Greek mykes, meaning fungus
- Artery disease, coronary See: Coronary artery disease
- Staff of Aesculapius A rod or stick with the snake curled around it is the staff (the rod) of Aesculapius (also called Asklepios)…