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EPO test
A test of the hormone EPO (erythropoietin) in blood. The EPO level can indicate bone marrow disorders, kidney disease, or EPO abuse. Testing EPO blood levels is of value if: > >Too little EPO might be responsible for too few red blood…
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Show more- Sever condition Sever condition: Inflammation of the growth plate of the calcaneus, the bone at the back of the heel. The…
- Gastropathy, hypoproteinemic hypertrophic See: Giant hypertrophic gastritis
- Reporting, anonymous In public health, anonymous reporting permits the acquisition of certain data such as the proportion of…
- Radiomimetic Imitating radiation. A radiomimetic drug is one that imitates the effects of radiation as in the case of…
- C1-C7 (cervical vertebrae) C1 through C7 are the symbols for the cervical (neck) vertebrae, the upper 7 vertebrae in the spinal column…
- Category 5 storm See: Category five hurricane
- Spanish influenza See: Spanish flu
- Oligoarthritis Inflammation of four or fewer joints
- Colon cancer family history A family history of colorectal cancer (CRC). First-degree relatives of people with CRC are themselves at a 2…
- Arg Arginine. See also: Amino acid symbols
- Saddle sore 1. Sore from riding on a saddle such as on a horse or bike. 2. A sore on a horse caused by an ill-fitting…
- In-the-canal hearing aid A hearing instrument custom designed to fit in the ear canal. It protrudes slightly into the outer ear and so…