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The most complete online medical dictionary: 16,436 terms covering anatomy, physiology, pathologies, diagnostic exams, pharmacology and every clinical specialty.
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Assay, NSE
Neuron-specific enolase (NSE) is a substance that has been detected in patients with certain tumors, namely: neuroblastoma, small cell lung cancer, medullary thyroid cancer, carcinoid tumors, endocrine tumors of the pancreas, and melanoma…
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- Kartagener syndrome A genetic syndrome characterized by sinusitis, bronchiectasis (widening and inflammation of the bronchi)…
- Focal dystonia due to blepharospasm The involuntary forcible closure of the eyelid due to spasms. The first symptoms may be uncontrollable…
- Sequence, Klippel-Feil See: Klippel-Feil sequence
- Open reading frame A long sequence of DNA that has no stop codon (no signal to stop reading) and therefore may encode part or…
- Drain, Jackson Pratt See: JP drain
- Parasomnia A sleep disorder in which odd or dangerous events occur that intrude on sleep. The parasomnias include sleep…
- DNA sequence The precise ordering of the bases (A,T,G,C) from which the DNA is composed. DNA sequencing involves…
- Blood poisoning The medical term is 'septicemia.' No matter which of these two terms-blood poisoning or septicemia-you…
- Polycythemia Too many red blood cells. The opposite of anemia. Polycythemia formally exists when the hemoglobin, red blood…
- Patellar ligament See: Patellar tendon
- HMPV Human metapneumovirus