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Acidosis
Too much acid in the body, a distinctly abnormal condition resulting from the accumulation of acid or from the depletion of alkaline reserves. In acidosis, the pH of the blood is abnormally low. Acidosis is associated with diabetic…
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Show more- Lingelsheimia A group of bacteria named after W. von Lingelsheim. Now known as Acinetobacter. See: Acinetobacter
- Membrane, epiretinal See: Macular pucker
- False positive A result that is erroneously positive when a situation is normal. An example of a false positive: a…
- Integron A mobile DNA element that can capture and carry genes, particularly those responsible for antibiotic…
- Umbilicus The vestige left behind on a newborn's belly when the umbilical cord is cut. Also called the navel or belly…
- DNA sequence, draft Sequence of a DNA with less accuracy than a finished sequence. In a draft sequence, some segments are missing…
- Shunt, triculoperitoneal A shunt that drains fluid from the cerebral ventricle into the abdomen.
- Psoriasis, erythrodermic A particularly inflammatory form of psoriasis that often affects most of the body surface. It is the least…
- Waardenburg, Petrus Johannes See: Stickler syndrome.
- Clinical investigator A medical researcher who carries out a clinical trial or another type of clinical research
- Adenovirus A group of viruses responsible for a spectrum of respiratory disease as well as infection of the stomach and…
- Coarctation A narrowing, a stricture, a constriction. Although the best known coarctation is of the aorta, any artery can…