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- Rhinitis Acute Inflammation of the nose that occurs for only a few days. Typically this is caused by a virus ('a cold'); if…
- Psoriasis Psoriasis: A reddish, scaly rash often located over the surfaces of the elbows, knees, scalp, and around or…
- Amino acid One of the 20 building blocks of protein. The sequence of amino acids in a protein and, hence, the function…
- Newborn screening Tests of newborns to screen for serious treatable diseases most of which are genetic. The newborn screening…
- Cyclic AMP-dependent protein kinase See: Protein kinase A
- Testicular cancer Testicular cancer: Cancer of the male sex organ, the testicle, that normally produces the hormone…
- Feces The medical and scientific term for the 'excrement discharged from the intestines.' The word 'feces' (or its…
- Varicosity 1. An enlarged and tortuous vein, artery, or lymphatic vessel. 2. Specifically, a varicose vein
- Prescription abbreviations A prescription, as is well known, is a physician's order for the preparation and administration of a drug or…
- Radiotherapy, stereotactic Radiation therapy in which a number of precisely aimed beams of ionizing radiation coming from different…