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Incidence
The frequency with which something, such as a disease, appears in a particular population or area. In disease epidemiology, the incidence is the number of newly diagnosed cases during a specific time period. The incidence is distinct from…
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Show more- Thyroglobulin A protein found in the thyroid gland. Some thyroglobulin can be found in the blood, and this amount may be…
- Infection, nosocomial An infection acquired in a hospital. Specifically an infection that was not present or incubating prior to…
- Anterograde Moving forward or extending forward. Anterograde memory is memory for what occurs after an event such as an…
- Ochronosis 1. Deposition of dark pigment in connective tissues, usually due to alkaptonuria or exposure to chemicals…
- Thyroid gland A gland that makes and stores hormones that help regulate the heart rate, blood pressure, body temperature…
- Dermatology 1. The branch of medicine concerned with the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of diseases of the skin…
- Dialysis, peritoneal Dialysis, peritoneal: Technique that uses the patient's own body tissues inside of the belly (abdominal…
- Narcotic antagonist treatment Treatment of narcotic addiction by using a medication that is an antagonist to opiates or any other drug to…
- Triptan A class of drugs introduced in the 1990s for the treatment of migraine that act as agonists for…
- VACTERL association A nonrandom association of birth defects. VACTERL is an mnemonic in which the letters V, A, C, T, E, R, and L…
- Dehydroepiandrosterone DHEA. A steroid hormone made by the adrenal glands that acts on the body much like testosterone and is…
- Registry, tumor See: Tumor registry. And, for more information, see: Cancer registry