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Hyperkalemia
Hyperkalemia: Elevated blood potassium. Potassium is the major positive ion (cation) found inside of cells. The chemical notation for potassium is K+. The proper level of potassium is essential for normal cell function. An abnormal…
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- Monosodium glutamate MSG, a sodium salt of the amino acid glutamic acid that enhances the flavor of certain foods. Originally…
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- Renal cell carcinoma Cancer that develops in the lining of the renal tubules, which filter the blood and produce the urine. Also…
- Ocular Having to do with the eye. In a microscope, the lens closest to the eye is termed the ocular (the eyepiece)…
- Bulimia susceptibility gene A gene that determines the susceptibility to developing bulimia, one disorder in the spectrum of eating…
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- Quasi- Prefix meaning seemingly. As, for example, in quasidominant, seemingly dominant.
- Stirrup The stapes, one of the three bones in the middle ear. See: Stapes
- Rib, floating One of the last two ribs. A rib is said to be 'floating' if it does not attach to the sternum (the breast…