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Examination, postmortem
An autopsy. Also called a necropsy. Postmortem examinations have been done for more than 2,000 years but during most of this time they were rarely done, and then only for legal purposes. The Roman physician Antistius performed one of the…
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- Inherited metabolic diseases Also called inborn errors of metabolism, these are heritable (genetic) disorders of biochemistry. Examples…
- NCS Nerve conduction study. See: Nerve conduction velocity test
- ANA Antinuclear antibody, an unusual antibody directed against structures within the nucleus of the cell. ANAs…
- Cancer of the appendix See: Appendix cancer
- Anxiety disorder A chronic condition characterized by an excessive and persistent sense of apprehension with physical symptoms…
- Chromosome inversion, pericentric A fragment of a chromosome (one of the microscopically visible carriers of the genetic material DNA) that is…
- Brucellosis An infectious disease due to the bacteria Brucella that causes rising and falling (undulant) fevers, sweats…
- Central core disease of muscle One of the conditions that produces 'floppy baby' syndrome. CCD causes hypotonia (floppiness) in the newborn…
- Gland of internal secretion See: Endocrine gland
- Alexia A neurological disorder characterized by loss of the ability to read or understand the written word. Alexia…
- BSL 1. Biosafety level, as in a BSL-4 laboratory. 2.Biohazard safety level. 3.Blood sugar level. 4.British Sign…