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Glycosylated hemoglobin
Hemoglobin to which glucose is bound. Glycosylated hemoglobin is tested to monitor the long-term control of diabetes mellitus. The level of glycosylated hemoglobin is increased in the red blood cells of persons with poorly controlled…
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- Alice in Wonderland syndrome A syndrome of distorted space, time and body image. The patient with the Alice in Wonderland syndrome has a…
- Penis The external male sex organ used to copulate and ejaculate semen and to convey urine outside the body. In…
- Lamina A plate or layer. For example, the lamina arcus vertebrae, usually just called the lamina, are plates of bone…
- Category 4 storm See: Category four hurricane
- Germline mutation Mutation: A heritable change in the DNA that occurred in a germ cell (a cell destined to become an egg or in…
- Mammaplasty, reduction See: Breast reduction
- Hyperplasia, endometrial A condition characterized by overgrowth of the lining of the uterus. Hyperplasia means overgrowth. The…
- TEE Transesophageal echocardiography. A diagnostic test which employs ultrasound waves to make images of the…
- Parietal pericardium The outer layer of the pericardium which is a conical sac of fibrous tissue that surrounds the heart and the…
- Samaritan See Good Samaritan
- Genome, Hereford See: Bovine genome