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GB virus C
A virus first identified in 1995 that is genetically related to the hepatitis C virus but which does not cause hepatitis and, in fact, is not known to be responsible for any disease. Infection with GB virus C (GBV-C) is beneficial to…
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Show more- Open charting The practice of making medical charts available to the patient
- Brainstem implant A type of hearing aid that bypasses the cochlea in the middle ear and the auditory nerve and is implanted in…
- Colorectal cancer Cancer of the colon and rectum. A malignant tumor arising from the inner wall of the large intestine. Risk…
- Syncope, vasodepressor The temporary loss of consciousness in a particular kind of situation. (Syncope is temporary loss of…
- Intraocular tension The pressure within the eye. See: Intraocular pressure
- Immunodepressant An agent that can depress or prevent the immune response. See: Immunosuppressant
- Mitotic nondisjunction The failure in mitosis for the two members of a chromosome pair to separate (to disjoin) normally so that…
- Syndrome, piriformis Irritation of the sciatic nerve caused by compression of the nerve within the buttock by the piriformis…
- Cholecystokinin Abbreviated CCK. A polypeptide hormone that stimulates the contraction of the gallbladder with release of…
- Fluoroscopy An x-ray procedure that makes it possible to see internal organs in motion. Fluoroscopy uses x-ray to produce…
- Psoralen photochemotherapy See: PUVA
- Sulfonamides The sulfa-related group of antibiotics, which are used to treat bacterial infection and some fungal…