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Medicare Part A
The Medicare program that covers inpatient hospital stays. Medicare is the United States government's health insurance program for the aged and some disabled persons. Medicare is currently available to people 65 and older and to people…
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- Steatohepatitis Fatty inflammation of the liver, usually in alcoholics. Steato- refers to fat and -hepatitis to inflammation…
- Electroshock therapy See Electroconvulsive therapy
- Osteoclastoma A type of bone tumor characterized by massive destruction of bone near the end (epiphysis) of a long bone…
- Product, gene The RNA or protein that results from the expression of a gene. The amount of gene product is a measure of the…
- Spongiform Resembling a sponge in being soft and full of cavities, as in as in transmissible spongiform encephalopathy
- Common hepatic duct The duct formed by the junction of the right hepatic duct (which drains bile from the right half of the…
- Plasma cell A type of white blood cell that produces and secretes antibodies. A plasma cell is a fully differentiated…
- Peer review Scrutiny by one's peers (equals). Peer-reviewed articles appearing in medical journals have been scrutinized…
- Therapy, salvage See: Salvage therapy
- Toxicogenomics The collection, interpretation, and storage of information about gene and protein activity in order to…
- Memory, implicit See: Implicit memory