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Arthrocentesis
Joint aspiration, a procedure whereby a sterile needle and syringe are used to drain fluid from a joint. This is usually done as an office procedure or at the bedside in the hospital. For an arthrocentesis, the skin over the joint is…
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- Superbug An informal term for a bacterium that has become resistant to antibiotics usually used to treat it, as…
- CEPT Cholesterol ester transfer protein
- Asthma susceptibility gene One of the genes that predisposes a person to asthma. A new gene family that plays a major role in asthma…
- Ophthalmic Pertaining to the eye. An ophthalmic ointment is designed for the eye.
- Gland, mammary One of the glands within the breast that secrete milk when prompted to do so by special hormones. Mammary…
- Creatine A compound the body synthesizes (makes) and then utilizes to store energy. The storage of energy occurs when…
- Condyloma acuminatum See: Genital wart
- Dysphoric mania The concurrent presence of symptoms of depression and mania together. Also called Mixed bipolar state
- Sentinel lymph node The first lymph node ('gland') to receive lymphatic drainage from a tumor. Which lymph node is the sentinel…
- Metaphyseal chondrodysplasia (McKusick type) See: Cartilage hair hypoplasia syndrome
- Anonymize Or anonymise. To remove the name. To make nameless. 'Data for more than 60 variables were extracted from…