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Hemoglobin, glycosylated
Hemoglobin to which glucose is bound. Glycosylated hemoglobin is tested to monitor the long-term control of diabetes mellitus. The level of glycosylated hemoglobin is increased in the red blood cells of persons with poorly controlled…
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Show more- System, locomotive The system that permits locomotion, movement from one place to another. The key components of this system are…
- Ciliary neuralgia A distinctive syndrome of headaches, better known today as cluster headache. There are two main clinical…
- Combined oral contraceptive Commonly called 'the pill,' combined oral contraceptives are the most commonly used form of reversible birth…
- Papilloma A small solid benign tumor with a clear-cut border that projects above the surrounding tissue
- Collagen IV alpha 5 See: COL4A5
- Proteolipid protein The complete set of proteins expressed and modified following their expression by the genome. The term…
- MSUD Abbreviation for maple syrup urine disease
- Fracture, greenstick A fracture in which one side of a bone is broken while the other is bent (like a green stick). NTER> A…
- Bilateral pneumonia See: Pneumonia, bilateral
- Blastokinin See: Uteroglobin
- Lymphoma, MALT See: MALT lymphoma
- Prandial Of or relating to a meal. Prandial pain is pain while eating. Although medical terms usually have a…