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Plasmapheresis
A procedure designed to deplete the body of blood plasma (the liquid part of the blood) without depleting the body of its blood cells. Whole blood is removed from the body, the plasma is separated from the cells, the cells are suspended in…
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- Analgesia The inability to feel pain while still conscious. From the Greek an-, without + algesis, sense of pain.
- Quotidian Recurring each day, as in a fever that returns every day. From the Latin 'quotidianus' meaning 'daily.' (In…
- UAG A triplet consisting of uracil, adenine, guanine, in that order, that acts as a stop codon in messenger RNA…
- Cystitis in children Bladder infection in children. See: Urinary tract infection in children
- Inborn error of metabolism A heritable disorder of biochemistry. Examples of inborn errors of metabolism include albinism, cystinuria (a…
- History, developmental An account of how and when a person met developmental milestones, such as walking and talking. For adults…
- Psoriasis, pustular A type of recurring psoriasis characterized by the appearance of pus-filed pimples and sores in clusters. It…
- Anterograde amnesia See: Antegrade amnesia
- PRK (photorefractive keratectomy) A kind of laser eye surgery designed to change the shape of the cornea to eliminate (or reduce) the need for…
- Monocyte chemotactic and activating factor See: MPC1
- Cystine kidney stones Cystine kidney stones are due to cystinuria, an inherited (genetic) disorder of the transport of an amino…