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Endocrinology
The study of hormones, their receptors, the intracellular signalling pathways they invoke, and the diseases and conditions associated with them. A medical endocrinologist is a physician who specializes in the diagnosis and management of…
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- Carcinoma, hepatocellular A tumor in which the cancer starts during adulthood in cells in the liver. Also called adult primary liver…
- Mendelian inheritance The manner in which genes and traits are passed from parents to their children. The four modes of Mendelian…
- BMD (bone mineral density) Abbreviation for bone mineral density and, the synonymous term, bone mass density. See: Bone mass density.
- Blastocystis hominis The parasitic organism that causes blastocystosis. See Blastocystosis
- Abduction In medicine, the movement of a limb away from the midline of the body. Abduction of both legs spreads the…
- Herpes, febrile A small sore situated on the face or in the mouth that causes pain, burning, or itching before bursting and…
- Hospital gown A short collarless gown that ties in the back, worn by patients being examined or treated in a doctor's…
- Tactile device A mechanical instrument that makes use of touch to help individuals who have certain disabilities, such as…
- United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) The nationwide umbrella for transplantation organ sharing in the U.S. UNOS states that it is 'a private…
- Human Development, . . . (NICHD) Of Child Health and (NICHD): One of the US National Institutes of Health, NICHD is in a sense the NIH for…
- Anonymous reporting In public health, anonymous reporting permits the acquisition of certain data such as the proportion of…