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PPS (post-polio syndrome)
Post-polio syndrome: A constellation of symptoms and signs that appear from 20 to 40 years after the initial polio infection, and at least 10 years after what was thought to be recovery from polio It is estimated that 1.63 million…
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- Gout Gout: Condition characterized by abnormally elevated levels of uric acid in the blood, recurring attacks of…
- Ultrafast CT Electron beam computerized tomography (EBCT), a new (and controversial) noninvasive test for the detection of…
- Appendectomy Appendectomy: Removal by surgery of the appendix, the small worm-like appendage of the colon (the large…
- Midwife, direct-entry See: Direct-entry midwife
- Rate, erythrocyte sedimentation A sedimentation rate, or 'sed rate', is a blood test that detects and is used to monitor inflammation…
- Lansing virus Type 2 poliovirus. Named after the city in Michigan where the first patient lived who was found to have this…
- Lobar Having to do with a lobe. For example, lobar pneumonia.
- Metagene A pattern of gene expression. Not an actual gene. 'We identified aggregate patterns of gene expression…
- Incontinence Inability to control excretions. Urinary incontinence is inability to keep urine in the bladder. Fecal…
- Gyrus lingualis See: Lingual gyrus
- Sac, pericardial See: Pericardial sac