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- Medicare >'senior citizens' -- people 65 years of age or older, >certain younger people with specific disabilities…
- Thyroid A blood protein that binds with the thyroid hormone thyroxine (T4).
- Ovarian cancer Ovarian cancer: Cancer of the ovary, the egg sac of females. The anatomic location of the ovaries: NTER> Most…
- Mapping Charting the location of genes on chromosomes.
- Roentgen An international unit of X-radiation or gamma-radiation. Abbreviated R. Named for Wilhelm Roentgen
- Interventional Pertaining to the act of intervening, interfering or interceding with the intent of modifying the outcome…
- Hemoglobinuria The presence of free hemoglobin in the urine, an abnormal finding, that may make the urine look dark…
- Infection, pork tapeworm Known medically as cysticercosis, an infection caused by Taenia solium (the pork tapeworm). Infection occurs…
- Gram-positive Gram-positive bacteria retain the color of the crystal violet stain in the Gram stain. This is characteristic…