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TSH
Stands for thyroid stimulating hormone, a hormone produced by the pituitary gland at the base of the brain in response to signals from the hypothalamus gland in the brain. TSH promotes the growth of the thyroid gland in the neck and…
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Show more- Coinsurance A provision by which the insured individual shares in the cost of certain expenses. The same as co-payment
- Ergotism Ergotism could be called a 'cereal killer' for its cause, ergot, comes from cereals such as rye and wheat and…
- Salutary Healthful. Promoting health or well-being; wholesome. From the French salutaire, from the Latin salutaris…
- Condition The term 'condition' has a number of biomedical meanings including the following: > >An unhealthy state, such…
- Embolization A treatment that clogs small blood vessels and blocks the flow of blood, such as to a tumor.
- Cardiomyopathy, hypertrophic Heart disease. A nonspecific term applicable to any and all diseases of the heart. From cardio- + the Greek…
- Acrocentric chromosome A chromosome (one of the microscopically visible carriers of the genetic material DNA) with its centromere…
- La Leche League An international organization that helps and supports breastfeeding mothers with advice, ideas, and legal and…
- Asthma, exercise-induced Asthma, exercise-induced: Asthma that is 'triggered' by vigorous physical activity. Exercise-induced asthma…
- Encephalitis, St. Louis A disease caused by a virus (first observed in Illinois in 1932) transmitted from birds to the common Culex…
- End-stage renal disease ESRD. Chronic irreversible renal failure
- Premenstrual Just before the start of menstruation. As in a premenstrual headache