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Albuminuria
More than the normal amount of albumin in the urine. Albumin is the predominant protein in human blood and it is the key to the regulation of the osmotic pressure of blood. It is normal to have some albumin in urine. But too much albumin…
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- Mesenteric vein One of the large veins which return blood from the intestines. The inferior (lower) mesenteric vein empties…
- Zovirax Brand name of Acyclovir
- Reciprocal translocation A type of chromosome rearrangement involving the exchange of chromosome segments between two chromosomes that…
- Naso- Prefix referring to the nose. For example, nasogastric refers to the passage from the nose to the stomach
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- Single gene disease Any genetic disorder caused by a change affecting only one gene. There are thousands of single-gene diseases…
- Eidetic 1. Marked by extraordinarily accurate and vivid recall, especially of images. 2. By extension, an individual…
- Polio vaccine, Salk See polio vaccine, inactivated
- Ceteris paribus 1. Literally (in Latin), other things the same. 2. Figuratively, all else being equal (staying the same). 3…