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WNL
Within normal limits. A laboratory test result may for instance be WNL.
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- Herbalist One versed in herbal lore and, in regard to therapy, an herb doctor.
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- Ectoderm One of the three primary germ cell layers (the other two being the mesoderm and endoderm) that make up the…
- Steroid A general class of chemical substances that are structurally related to one another and share the same…
- LVF 1. Left ventricular failure, failure of the left side of the heart.2. Left ventricular function, the function…
- Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon Abbreviated PAH. A hydrocarbon (a molecule made up of hydrogen and carbon) containing two or more closed…
- Vocal cord paralysis Vocal cord paralysis:bility of one or both vocal folds (vocal cords) to move. The paralysis is usually due to…
- Foramen ovale An oval opening between the two upper chambers of the heart (the atria) that is a normal feature of the fetal…
- Anaplastology The art and science of restoring a malformed or absent part of the human body through artificial means. An…
- Redux See: Dexfenfluramine
- Ulcer, esophageal A hole in the lining of the esophagus (tube-like organ leading from the throat to the stomach) corroded by…