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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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- Toilet 1. In medicine, cleansing of a wound and the skin around it. 2. In obstetrics, cleansing of a woman just…
- Micturition Urination, the act of urinating. The word 'micturition' comes from the Latin 'micturire' which has a slightly…
- Sexual masochism Sexual masochism is a disorder in which individuals use sexual fantasies, urges or behaviors involving the…
- Bronchopulmonary Pertaining to both the air passages (bronchi) leading to the lungs and the lungs (pulmonary) themselves
- Olefactory Common misspelling of olfactory
- Colonoscopy, virtual See: Virtual colonoscopy
- Pharma food A food product with a pharmacological additive meant to improve health, for example, to lower cholesterol
- Anfinsen, Christian Boehmer, Jr. (1916-1995) American biochemist who shared the 1972 Nobel Prize for work that helped explain the structure…
- Glycogen storage disease type V One of the 14 recognized diseases that interfere with the storage of carbohydrates as glycogen in the body…
- Bag, air A bag that fills with air, designed for frontal impact crashes, the kind of crashes which account for more…
- Screening, newborn hearing Testing of the newborn baby's ability to hear. Newborn screening of hearing is done with automated auditory…