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Tuberculosis, dormant
Tuberculosis, dormant: The presence of evidence for tuberculosis infection from a positive TB skin test in a person with a normal chest X-ray and no symptoms. Treatment is not mandatory for dormant tuberculosis (TB), as it is with active…
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- Bone mineral density BMD, a measure of bone density, reflecting the strength of bones as represented by calcium content. The BMD…
- Audiogram A test of hearing at a range of sound frequencies.
- Pathology The study of disease. Pathology has been defined as 'that branch of medicine which treats of the essential…
- Care, ambulatory See: Ambulatory care
- Isometropia The condition in which both eyes have equal refractive power. If, for example, one eye is myopic…
- Oriental lung fluke Paragonimus westermani. See: Paragonimiasis
- Reticulocyte count The number of reticulocytes (young red blood cells) circulating in blood, usually less than 1% of the total…
- Enteral nutrition Pertaining to the small intestine. Also called (less often) enteral.
- Knock-knees An abnormal curve of the legs that causes the knees to touch or nearly touch while the feet are apart. The…
- Flatus Gas in the intestinal tract or passed through the anus. The intestinal gases are hydrogen, nitrogen, carbon…
- Deficiency, GALT Lack of the enzyme called GALT (galactose-1-phosphate uridyl transferase) which causes the genetic metabolic…