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- Chondrodysplasia, metaphyseal (McKusick type) See: Cartilage hair hypoplasia syndrome
- Body fat scales See: Bioelectric impedance analysis
- Sac, dural See: Dural sac
- Radiation fibrosis Scarring of the lungs from radiation. Radiation fibrosis is a sequel of radiation pneumonitis (inflammation…
- Blood pressure, high Also known as hypertension, high blood pressure is, by definition, a repeatedly elevated blood pressure…
- Tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) An enzyme that helps dissolve clots. tPA is made by the cells lining blood vessels and has also been…
- Cyclic citrullinated peptide A circular peptide containing the amino acid citrulline. Abbreviated CCP. Autoantibodies directed against CCP…
- Ambidextrous 1. Able to use both the right and left hands with equal dexterity. Neither right- nor left-handed.2. By…
- Hepatitis C virus A single-stranded RNA virus in the Flaviviridae family that causes hepatitis C. Abbreviated HCV. The HCV…
- Institute on Deafness and Communication Disorders S, National (NIDCD): One of the US National Institutes of Health. The mission of the National Institute on…
- Condition The term 'condition' has a number of biomedical meanings including the following: > >An unhealthy state, such…