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JPC
Juvenile polyposis coli. See: Juvenile polyposis
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Show more- Nervous system, peripheral (PNS) That portion of the nervous system that is outside the brain and spinal cord. The peripheral nervous system…
- Pacing, diaphragm See: Diaphragm pacing
- Spanish flu A pandemic of influenza A (H1N1) in 1918-19 that caused the highest number of known flu deaths. More than…
- Sharp Medical slang for a needle or similar pointed object
- Aspirin A good example of a tradename that entered into the language, Aspirin was once the Bayer trademark for…
- Arhythmia We do not usually give a misspelling but this is a frequent misspelling of arrhythmia (with two r's), meaning…
- Hyperactivity A higher than normal level of activity. An organ can be described as hyperactive if it is more active than…
- Flow karyotyping Use of flow cytometry to analyze and/or separate chromosomes on the basis of their DNA content
- B variant GM2-gangliosidosis See: Tay-Sachs disease
- Kalemia The presence of potassium in the blood. The word 'kalemia' is seldom used today although it is the basis for…
- Fever, Meuse Fever, Meuse: Named for the Meuse River area, one of the great battlegrounds of World War I. Also known as…
- Toxoplasmosis (toxo) Toxoplasmosis (toxo): An infection caused by a single-celled parasite named Toxoplasma gondii that may invade…