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Rapid plasma reagin test
A screening blood test for syphilis. Rapid plasma reagin is commonly abbreviated RPR. A negative ('nonreactive') RPR test result is compatible with a person not having syphilis. However, a person may have a negative RPR test and still have…
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- Immunodeficiency Inability to mount a normal immune response. Immunodeficiency can be due to a genetic disease or acquired as…
- Ear, outer There are three sections of the ear. They are the outer ear, the middle ear, and the inner ear. The outer ear…
- Dental impaction Teeth pressing together. For example, molar teeth (the large teeth in the back of the jaw) can be impacted…
- Therapy, biological Treatment to stimulate or restore the ability of the immune (defense) system to fight infection and disease…
- Drug, over-the-counter (OTC) A drug for which a prescription is not needed
- Pediatrics 'Pediatrics is concerned with the health of infants, children and adolescents, their growth and development…
- Prenatal care During pregnancy, women should receive regular health care from an obstetrician or midwife. Services needed…
- Phospholipase An enzyme that catalyzes the splitting of a phospholipid molecule by the addition of water. Also called a…
- Ankle joint The ankle joint is complex. It is made up of two joints: the true ankle joint and the subtalar joint: > >The…
- HDL cholesterol Lipoproteins, which are combinations of lipids (fats) and proteins, are the form in which lipids are…
- Opium An addictive narcotic drug derived from the unripe seedpods of the opium poppy. Preparations of opium were…