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Fecal occult blood test
Fecal occult blood test: A test to check for hidden blood in the feces. Fecal refers to stool. Occult means hidden. Fecal occult blood may be due to a number of causes. The source of the bleeding may be anywhere in the gastrointestinal…
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- Summer cold A popular term for hay fever. Although the symptoms of a 'summer cold' may be similar to those of a real…
- Stewart, Alice (1906-2002) English physician and epidemiologist who discovered the connection between fetal X-rays and…
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- Excimer laser A laser that emits very concentrated light in the ultraviolet (UV) region of the spectrum. Excimer lasers are…
- Giant cell tumor of bone A tumor of bone characterized by massive destruction of the end (epiphysis) of a long bone. The site most…
- Gottron sign A scaly, patchy redness over the knuckles seen in patients with dermatomyositis, an inflammatory muscle…
- Mandible The mandible is the bone of the lower jaw. The joint where the mandible meets the upper jaw at the temporal…
- Ultraviolet B One of the three types of invisible light rays (together with ultraviolet A and ultraviolet C) given off by…