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Test, erythropoietin
A test of the hormone erythropoietin (EPO) in blood. An abnormal level of EPO may mean bone marrow or kidney disease or EPO abuse. Testing EPO blood levels is thus of value if: > >Too little EPO might be responsible for too few red blood…
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Show more- Laryngectomee A person who has had his or her larynx (voice box) removed. A partial laryngectomy preserves the voice. The…
- Bowen disease An early stage of skin cancer. Bowen's disease is medically the same as 'squamous cell carcinoma in situ.'…
- Raised hemidiaphragm See: Elevated hemidiaphragm.
- Genitourinary (GU) Pertaining to the genital and urinary systems
- Slipped disc Rupturing of the tissue that separates the vertebral bones of the spinal column. The center of the disc…
- Hirsutism Having an overabundance of hair. A person with hirsutism is said to be hirsute (pronounced hir-suit)…
- Neurocysticercosis Infection of the brain by the larval form of the pork tapeworm Taenia solium. Neurocysticercosis is a form of…
- Ramus In anatomy, a branch, such as a branch of a blood vessel or nerve. For example, the ramus acetabularis…
- Radon A radioactive element formed as a gas during the breakdown of radium.
- Vitamin B3 Vitamin B3 is niacin. Deficiency of niacin causes pellagra. Pellagra was known as the 'disease of the four…
- Disease, Takayasu See: Takayasu disease
- ADD (attention deficit disorder) Attention deficit disorder: An inability to control behavior due to difficulty in processing neural stimuli…