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Fat scales
See: Bioelectric impedance analysis
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- Ureter A tube that carries urine down from the kidney to the bladder. There are normally two kidneys so there are…
- Domain In molecular biology, a discrete portion of a protein with its own function. The combination of domains in a…
- Embolus Something that travels through the bloodstream, lodges in a blood vessel and blocks it. Examples of emboli…
- Bradyphrenia Slowed thought processes. Can be a side effect of certain psychiatric medications
- Nasal septum The dividing wall within the nose. The nasal septum runs down the middle of the nose creating two sides to…
- Fear of dust An abnormal and persistent fear of dust. Sufferers of this fear experience anxiety even though they realize…
- Hepatitis A immunization When immediate protection against hepatitis A (infectious hepatitis) is needed, immunoglobulins are used…
- Idiopathic nephrotic syndrome of childhood See: Minimal change disease
- Off-pump Not on the pump, usually meaning not on the heart-lung machine. See also: Off-pump surgery
- Wellcovorin See: Leucovorin
- Rigour See: Rigor