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CT, Ultrafast
Electron beam computerized tomography (EBCT), a new (and controversial) noninvasive test for the detection of coronary artery disease (CAD). Ultrafast computerized tomography (CT) is designed to measure calcium deposits in the coronary…
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- Concordant couple Pair of long-term sexual partners in which both partners have a sexually transmitted infection. The CDC has…
- Ig Abbreviation for immunoglobulin, a protein produced by plasma cells and lymphocytes. Immunoglobulins are an…
- Specificity, analytic See: Analytic specificity
- Paralysis, facial nerve Loss of voluntary movement of the muscles on one side of the face due to abnormal function of the facial…
- Syphilis, congenital The third stage of syphilis, in which the syphilis spirochetes infect the brain and other organs of the body…
- Infection, meningococcal See: Meningococcal infection
- Gingivitis, ulcerative This is trench mouth, a progressive painful infection with ulceration, swelling and sloughing off of dead…
- Quadriceps Although the term 'quadriceps' technically may refer to any four-headed muscle, it usually refers to and is…
- Numb Numb, or numbness is a loss of the sensation of feeling in an area of the body. Numbness results from damage…
- Pronation A type of foot that rolls far inward during the weight-bearing phase of the stride. This type of foot is…
- Gland, sublingual See: Sublingual gland