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Prefix used in place of cyto- before a vowel. See: Cyto-
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- Essential tremor Uncontrollable shaking (tremor) of the hands and head and sometimes other parts of the body. Essential tremor…
- Epinephrine A substance produced by the medulla (inside) of the adrenal gland. The name epinephrine was coined in 1898 by…
- Reiter syndrome A chronic form of inflammatory arthritis wherein the following three conditions are combined: (1) arthritis…
- Juvenile intestinal polyposis See: Juvenile polyposis
- Positive, false A result that is erroneously positive when a situation is normal. An example of a false positive: a…
- Arms An appendage in anatomy and in clinical trials. See: Arm
- Exercise cardiac stress testing The most widely used cardiac (heart) screening test. The patient exercises on a treadmill according to a…
- Sulfa drug One of the sulfonamides, the sulfa-related antibiotics which are used to treat bacterial and some fungal…
- Myotonic myopathy, proximal See: Myotonic dystrophy type 2
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