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A1C
A test that measures how much glucose has been sticking during the past 3-4 months to hemoglobin, the substance in the red blood cells that carries oxygen to the cells of the body. The A1C test is important in diabetes as a long-term…
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Show more- Navel The umbilicus, the former site of attachment of the umbilical cord, usually found in about the middle of the…
- Complications, postoperative Postoperative problems affecting patients after surgery. Postoperative complications may (or may not) be…
- Urticaria Another name for the hives. Raised, itchy areas of skin that are usually a sign of an allergic reaction…
- Braille system A system of raised-dot writing devised by Louis Braille (1809-1852) for the blind in which each letter is…
- Cornea The clear front window of the eye that transmits and focuses light into the eye. Although the cornea is clear…
- Ringworm of the nails Ringworm of the nails: The most common fungus infection of the nails, also called onychomycosis…
- Wilkins, Lawson American physician (1894-1963) who founded pediatric endocrinology. At Johns Hopkins Medical School in…
- Dercum disease A condition characterized by painful fatty tumors (lipomas) beneath the skin. The diseases tends to be…
- ND An extinct subspecies of Homo sapiens who lived in Europe and the area around the Mediterranean from 100,000…
- Reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction Abbreviated RT-PCR. See: RT-PCR
- VHF Viral hemorrhagic fever
- Deafness with goiter Deafness with goiter: See Pendred syndrome