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EPO (erythropoietin)
Erythropoietin): A hormone produced by the kidney that promotes the formation of red blood cells in the bone marrow. EPO is a glycoprotein (a protein with a sugar attached to it). Human EPO has a molecular weight of 34,000. The kidney…
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Show more- Gingivitis, ulcerative This is trench mouth, a progressive painful infection with ulceration, swelling and sloughing off of dead…
- Scrub up To wash the hands and forearms very thoroughly, as before surgery. To scrub up implies the use of a brush…
- Shock, secondary Shock that occurs as a side effect of another problem, such as a crushing injury or heart attack.
- Agent, anti-infective Something capable of acting against infection, by inhibiting the spread of an infectious agent or by killing…
- MRSA infection MRSA infection: Frequently used abbreviation for: Methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus.
- Rickets, hypophosphatemic A familial form of rickets characterized by hypophosphatemia (low blood phosphate level), defective…
- Bovine Having to do with cows and cattle, as in bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease), bovine…
- Disorders, myeloproliferative Malignant diseases of certain bone marrow cells including those that give rise to the red blood cells, the…
- Women's Health Initiative A hospital for the exclusive use of women. The first hospital called by that name was the Woman's Hospital of…
- Mononeuritis multiplex Inflammation of two or more nerves, typically in unrelated portions of the body. Mononeuritis multiplex…
- Enteropathy, gluten See: Gluten enteropathy
- Mastectomy, simple Removal of one or both breasts, but not the lymph nodes