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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- Yogurt A common dish made of milk curdled and fermented with a culture of Lactobacillus (the milk bacillus). The…
- Study, preclinical A study to test a drug, procedure or medical treatment in animals. The aim is to collect data in support of…
- Abuse, child Child abuse is a very complex and dangerous set of problems that include child neglect and the physical…
- Chorion The outermost of the two fetal membranes - the amnion is the innermost --. which together surround the…
- Schistosomiasis Diseases of liver, gastrointestinal tract and bladder caused by schistosomes, trematode worms that parasitize…
- Spider bites Bites from spiders. These are usually irritating, but not poisonous. Localized reddening and swelling are…
- Prosthesis, auditory See: Auditory prosthesis
- Vectrin Brand name for minocycline
- Monocular diplopia See: Diplopia, monocular
- Cathexis In psychiatry, the concentration of psychic energy on an idea, object, or other object
- Topoisomerase A class of enzymes that alter the supercoiling of double-stranded DNA. (In supercoiling the DNA molecule…
- Dominant, autosomal See: Fredrickson, Donald.