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Nephritis
Inflammation of the kidney. Nephritis can be acute or chronic. Acute nephritis is most commonly caused by hypersensitivity (allergy) to drug therapy. Recognition of a drug-related cause is important because severe renal damage is often…
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Show more- Negative, false A result that appears negative but fails to reveal a situation. An example of a false negative: a particular…
- Americium Symbol: Am. A man-made metallic element whose isotopes Am-237 through Am-246 are all radioactive. Americium…
- Pesthouse A hospital where people suffering from infectious disease were once confined and sometimes treated. 'I…
- Gray A unit of absorbed radiation equal to the dose of one joule of energy absorbed per kilogram of matter, or 100…
- Galen Greek physician and philosopher (born about 129 AD, died about 210 AD) known among other things for his…
- Apgar Abbreviation for the Apgar score, a practical method of evaluating the physical condition of a newborn infant…
- Invert 1) To turn inward. To invert the foot is to move its forepart toward the midline of the body. 2) To turn…
- Exocrine gland A gland that secretes a substance out through a duct. The exocrine glands include the salivary glands, sweat…
- Turner syndrome Turner syndrome: A chromosome disorder in females that is characterized by the absence of all or part of a…
- Suicide Suicide: The act of causing ones own death. Suicide may be positive or negative and it may be direct or…
- THG Tetrahydrogestrinone. A 'designer steroid.' THG first surfaced in October 2003 with reports of its illicit…
- Cochlear Pertaining to the cochlea, the organ of hearing