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- Immunoglobulin G Abbreviated IgG. A major class of immunoglobulins found in the blood, including many of the most common…
- Para Any woman who has given birth once or more is termed a 'para.' Note that, for a pregnancy to count as a…
- Nutraceutical A food or part of a food that allegedly provides medicinal or health benefits, including the prevention and…
- Nat'l Center for Complementary & Alternative Med. Ne: Abbreviated NCCAM. A part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), this center 'conducts and supports…
- Postpolio syndrome (PPS) Postpolio syndrome (PPS): Persons who have had polio may develop newly progressive fatigue, pain, and…
- Pavlov stomach A Pavlov pouch fashioned surgically from part of the stomach (which is isolated from the rest of the…
- Myelin The fatty substance that covers and protects nerves. Myelin is a layered tissue that sheathes the axons…
- Fever, Pontiac See: Pontiac fever
- Decubitus ulcer A bed sore, a skin ulcer that comes from lying in one position too long so that the circulation in the skin…
- Acoustic neurinoma A benign tumor that may develop on the hearing and balance nerves near the inner ear. The tumor results from…
- Jumper's knee See: Patellar tendonitis