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Maternal serum alpha-fetoprotein (MSAFP)
The presence of AFP, a plasma protein normally produced by the fetus, in the mother's blood. MSAFP serves as the basis for some valuable tests. AFP is manufactured principally in the fetus's liver and, also, in the fetal gastrointestinal…
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Show more- Leucine An amino acid, one of the 20 building blocks of protein. A dietary essential amino acid, leucine is needed…
- BASE breast cancer gene A breast cancer gene first reported in 2003 that encodes a protein secreted only by breast cancer and…
- Asthenia Weakness. Lack of energy and strength. Loss of strength. The word asthenia is not much used in medicine…
- Anvil The incus
- False vocal cord A fold of mucous membrane covering muscle in the larynx. The false vocal cord separates the ventricle of the…
- Mitochondrial myopathy A group of neuromuscular diseases caused by damage to the mitochondria, energy-producing structures in cells…
- Dyspareunia The medical term for pain during sexual intercourse.
- Immunity, passive See: Passive immunity
- Virus, pox See: Orthopox
- Immunocompetent Able to develop an immune response. Able to recognize antigens and respond to them. The opposite of…
- Shank 1. In anatomy, the tibia, the larger bone in the lower leg. The term is rarely used in this sense today.2. In…
- Rod A type of specialized light-sensitive cell (photoreceptor) in the retina of the eye that provides side vision…