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Hormone, parathormone
Hormone made by the parathyroid gland (behind the thyroid gland in the neck). Parathormone (pronounced para-thor-mone) is critical to calcium and phosphorus balance. Deficiency of parathormone results in abnormally low calcium in the blood…
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Show more- Anonymous testing Testing in which no name is used -- there is total anonymity -- to identify the person tested. For example…
- Transcriptome The complete set of RNA transcripts produced by the genome at any one time. The transcriptome is dynamic and…
- Psoriasis, flexural A form of psoriasis found in the armpits, groin, under the breasts and in other flexion creases (skin folds)…
- Social psychology The study of the mind and mental processes, particularly as regards social interactions, focusing on the ways…
- Involution 1. Literally, a turning inward or rolling inward.2. A decrease in size, usually after an increase. The uterus…
- Level 1 biosafety >Level 1 -- This level applies to agents that do not ordinarily cause human disease. >Level 2 -- This level…
- Neck dissection A surgical procedure in which the neck is opened -- to 'dissect' means to 'cut apart' -- in order to…
- Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) An enzyme that is normally present in liver and heart cells. ALT is released into blood when the liver or…
- Bulla A fluid-filled blister more than 5 mm (about 3/16 inch) in diameter with thin walls. A bulla on the skin is a…
- Level 3 biosafety >Level 1 -- This level applies to agents that do not ordinarily cause human disease. >Level 2 -- This level…
- Fertile Able to conceive and bear offspring.
- Fever, puerperal Fever that lasts for more than 24 hours within the first 10 days after a woman has had a baby. Puerperal…