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Reticulocyte count
The number of reticulocytes (young red blood cells) circulating in blood, usually less than 1% of the total number of the red blood cells. Elevation of the reticulocyte count above 1% (reticulocytosis) is a sign of rapid red blood cell…
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- Physical map A person trained and certified by a state or accrediting body to design and implement physical therapy…
- Testicular self-examination A monthly procedure for detecting the early signs of testicular cancer. Men should check the testes visually…
- Pathy A suffix derived from the Greek 'pathos' meaning 'suffering or disease' that serves as a suffix in many terms…
- Lipectomy, suction-assisted Another name for liposuction, the surgical removal of fat deposits from specific parts of the body, the most…
- Diabetes Diabetes: Refers to diabetes mellitus or, less often, to diabetes insipidus. Diabetes mellitus and diabetes…
- Drug activity A measure of the physiological response a drug produces. A less active drug produces less response (and visa…
- Foot The end of the leg on which a person normally stands and walks. The foot is an extremely complex anatomic…
- Gene deletion The total loss (or absence) of a gene. Gene deletion plays a role in birth defects and in the development of…
- Quack 1) A practitioner who suggests the use of substances or devices for the prevention or treatment of disease…
- Nerve, first cranial The first cranial nerve is the olfactory nerve, the nerve that carries impulses for the sense of smell from…