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GOLD-3
One of the stages of chronic obstructive lung disease (COPD), according to the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD). GOLD-3 is stage III in the GOLD classification of COPD and indicates 'severe COPD.' This stage is…
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Show more- Addisonian anemia Anemia: A blood disorder caused by a lack of vitamin B12. Patients who have this disorder do not produce the…
- Epiphysis The growth area near the end of a bone.
- American medical school, first See: First American medical school
- EYCL2 A gene for brown eye color. See also: Eye color
- Hangman's fracture A broken neck involving a fracture of an upper cervical vertebra similar to the injury suffered in death by…
- Bayes theorem A probability principle set forth by the English mathematician Thomas Bayes (1702-1761). Bayes' theorem is of…
- Local therapy Treatment that affects only a tumor and the area close to it.
- Lunula 1. The crescent-shaped area at the base of a fingernail or toenail. 2. Any small crescent- or moon-shaped…
- Ligature In surgery, a filament or thread used to tie something, such a blood vessel to prevent it from bleeding or…
- Celebrity diets Celebrity diets are weight loss plans that are reportedly endorsed by or used by celebrities. There are many…
- Hashimoto disease See: Hashimoto thyroiditis
- Code black While there is no formal definition for a 'Code,' doctors often use the term as slang to refer to a patient…