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APC
APC has several very different meanings in medicine. See each of the following separate entries:1. APC (gene).2. APC (immunology).3. APC (medication)
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Show more- Nasogastric Referring to the passage from the nose to the stomach. A nasogastric tube is one that is passed through the…
- Facial nerve paralysis Loss of voluntary movement of the muscles on one side of the face due to abnormal function of the facial…
- Xerogram A picture of the body recorded on paper rather than on film. Also called a xeroradiograph. From the Greek…
- Adrenal gland One of a pair of small glands, each of which sits on top of one of the kidneys. The adrenal is made up of an…
- Maneuver, Valsalva See: Valsalva maneuver
- Prenatal Occurring or existing before birth. Prenatal care is the regular health care women should receive during…
- Virus, human papilloma JC virus.
- Arteriosclerotic aneurysm A localized widening (aneurysm) of a vessel that occurs because the vessel wall is weakened by…
- Tolerance, immune See: Immune tolerance
- Bruce N. Ames See: Ames, Bruce N.
- Insufficiency, aortic See: Aortic insufficiency
- Gingivitis, necrotizing This is trench mouth, a progressive painful infection with ulceration, swelling and sloughing off of dead…