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National Cholesterol Education Program
NCEP. A program designed to reduce illness and death from coronary heart disease (CHD) in the US by reducing the percentage of Americans with high blood cholesterol. Through educational efforts directed at health professionals and the…
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Show more- Glomeruli The plural of glomerulus
- Oto- An otoacoustic emission test (OAE) measures an acoustic response that is produced by the inner ear (cochlea)…
- Malformation, arteriovenous An arteriovenous malformation (AVM) is a congenital disorder (one present at birth) of blood vessels in the…
- Labyrinth The maze of canals in the inner ear. The labyrinth is the portion of the ear that is responsible for sensing…
- URG Urogastrone. See: EGF
- Senility 1. Originally, old age. 2. The physical decline associated with old age. 3. The mental decline once…
- Seizure Seizure: Uncontrolled electrical activity in the brain, which may produce a physical convulsion, minor…
- PEF Peak expiratory flow
- Systole, extra See: Extrasystole
- Di- A byproduct of the male hormone testosterone. Dihydrotestosterone (DHT) is considered to be the essential…
- Lungs The lungs are a pair of breathing organs located with the chest which remove carbon dioxide from and bring…
- AIDS dementia complex Dementia complex: A brain disorder that occurs in people with AIDS that causes the loss of cognitive…