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VDRL test
A blood test for syphilis (VDRL stands for Venereal Disease Research Laboratory) that detects an antibody that is present in the bloodstream when a patient has syphilis. A negative (nonreactive) VDRL is compatible with a person not having…
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Show more- Heritability The degree to which something is inherited.
- Palm The grasping side of the hand; the flexor surface of the hand. In contrast to the back of the hand, the…
- Bar graph A visual display using bars to represent the relative size of different categories of a variable, with each…
- Flatfoot 1. A foot in which the arch of the instep is flattened and the entire sole touches the ground. See…
- Toxic agent syndrome See: Toxic syndrome
- Electrophysiology The biomedical field dealing with the study of electric activity in the body. Electrophysiology includes the…
- Throat The throat is the anterior (front) portion of the neck beginning at the back of the mouth, consisting…
- Disease, degenerative joint Also known as osteoarthritis, this type of arthritis is caused by inflammation, breakdown and eventual loss…
- Cauliflower-ear deformity Cauliflower-ear deformity: Destruction of the underlying cartilage framework of the outer ear (pinnae)…
- Journal of the National Cancer Institute Cancer Institute: A medical journal sponsored by the National Cancer Institute (NCI), one of the National…
- Syndrome, DiGeorge See: DiGeorge syndrome
- Cylindroma A benign tumor of skin adnexa such as the sweat gland, arising as a nodule on the scalp and, less often, the…