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Pap test, ThinPrep
A modified Pap test technique designed to reduce some of the technical problems inherent in the traditional type of Pap smear. In the traditional Pap test, cell samples are obtained from the vagina, cervix, and cervical canal and spread on…
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Show more- Parasomnia A sleep disorder in which odd or dangerous events occur that intrude on sleep. The parasomnias include sleep…
- Full gene sequence The complete order of bases in a gene. This order determines which protein a gene will produce
- Meningitis, viral Inflammation of the meninges (the tissues that cover the brain and spinal cord) caused by a virus, usually…
- Integron A mobile DNA element that can capture and carry genes, particularly those responsible for antibiotic…
- Thyroidectomy The surgical removal of part or all of the thyroid gland. NTER> Subtotal thyroidectomy, the more commonly…
- Blood clot Blood that has been converted from a liquid to a solid state. Also called a thrombus. The process by which a…
- Vein, hepatic One of the veins which drains blood from the liver
- Hepatitis A Inflammation of the liver caused by the hepatitis A virus (HAV). HAV is usually transmitted from person to…
- Lattice dystrophy A form of hereditary corneal dystrophy in which there is an accumulation of amyloid deposits, or abnormal…
- AK 1. Above the knee. 2. Acanthamoeba keratitis. 3. Actinic keratosis
- JP drain The original suction drain. The drain itself is inside the body. It is made of Teflon and has multiple…
- Cox-2 inhibitor A type of drug that selectively blocks the enzyme cox-2 (cyclooxygenase-2). Blocking this enzyme impedes the…