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GOLD-1
One of the stages of chronic obstructive lung disease (COPD), according to the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD). GOLD-1 is stage I in the GOLD classification of COPD and indicates 'mild COPD.' This stage is…
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Show more- Silk Road disease Behcet's disease. Called Silk Road disease because it is most common and more severe in people originating…
- Grapefruit diet The Grapefruit diet is a weight loss plan that incorporates eating half a grapefruit with each meal and…
- Alpha thalassemia Alpha thalassemia: A blood disorder, thalassemia is not one disease but rather a group of disorders that have…
- Angiopathy Disease of the blood vessels (arteries, veins, and capillaries). There are two basic types of angiopathy…
- Dilation, pupil (test) This examination enables your eye care professional to see more of your retina, the light-sensitive layer of…
- Saccharin An artificial sweetener which diluted in water is 300-500 times sweeter than the sugar sucrose. (Saccharin is…
- ADU Accessory dwelling unit
- MRCP Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography, an application of MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) to the…
- Rosacea Rosacea: A chronic skin disease that affects the middle third of the face with persistent redness over the…
- Popcorn worker lung See: Popcorn worker's lung
- Lymphangiogram X-rays of the lymphatic system. A dye is injected to outline the lymphatic vessels and organs.
- Recurrent abortion The occurrence of 3 or more miscarriages (which are medically termed 'spontaneous abortions') with no…