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The most complete online medical dictionary: 16,436 terms covering anatomy, physiology, pathologies, diagnostic exams, pharmacology and every clinical specialty.
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SPECT
An acronym that stands for Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography, a nuclear medicine procedure in which a gamma camera rotates around the patient and takes pictures from many angles, which a computer then uses to form a tomographic…
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Show more- Counselor, genetic A health professional with a specialized graduate degree and experience in the areas of medical genetics and…
- Polycystic kidney disease, autosomal recessive Ystic kidney disease, autosomal recessive: An early onset disorder characterized by the presence of…
- Polymorphic light eruption A variation in the DNA that is too common to be due merely to new mutation. A polymorphism must have a…
- Ossicle Any small bone, such as the tiny bones within the human ear
- SAA 1.Serum amyloid A (an acute-phase protein which increases early in the course of inflammation). 2…
- Battered child syndrome A disease in which children are physically abused. The battered child syndrome is a form of child abuse. Not…
- Gray baby syndrome A syndrome due to toxicity of the antibiotic chloramphenicol in the newborn, especially the premature…
- Child Health and . . . (NICHD) National Institute of (NICHD): One of the US National Institutes of Health, NICHD is in a sense the NIH for…
- Pentapeptide A peptide consisting of five amino acids
- Proximal See: Myotonic dystrophy type 2.
- Infection, group B strep Group B strep: Group B strep are a major cause of infections involving the pregnant woman and her newborn…
- NIAID (Nat'l Inst of Allergy and Infectious Dis.) Seases: One of the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH), the mission of the NIAID is 'to support and…