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- Reactant, acute-phase See: Acute-phase protein
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- Fever, undulant An infectious disease due to the bacteria Brucella that characteristically causes rising and falling fevers…
- Monoclonal antibody An antibody produced by a single clone of cells (specifically, a single clone of hybridoma cells) and…
- D-IBS Diarrhea-predominant IBS (irritable bowel syndrome)
- Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) A substance made by cells that stimulates new blood vessel formation, a mitogen for vascular endothelial…
- Barium enema Barium enema: A series of x-rays of the lower intestine (colon) and rectum that are taken after the patient…
- Palatine bone A bone behind the maxilla which enters into the formation of the hard palate (hence, the name 'palatine')…
- Clostridium difficile A brain disorder in which there is an abnormal enlargement of the occipital horns of the brain --the…
- Test, ThinPrep Pap A modified Pap test technique designed to reduce some of the technical problems inherent in the traditional…