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Phosphatase, acid
Acid phosphatase is an enzyme that works under acid conditions and is made in the liver, spleen, bone marrow and the prostate gland. Abnormally high serum levels of the enzyme may, for example, indicate prostate disease (infection, injury…
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- Node, Heberden A small fixed bump on the finger, usually at the last joint of the finger, Heberden's node is a calcified…
- Power outage work safety >the hazards of working in heat >simple but effective ways of organizing work assignments and the workplace…
- Cancer, prostatic Cancer of the gland (prostate) that produces some of the components of semen fluid. The second leading cause…
- NCV Nerve conduction velocity. See: Nerve conduction velocity test
- C. elegans Caenorhabditis elegans, a roundworm
- Ubiquitin A small but extremely important protein that acts the 'kiss of death' to other proteins. Ubiquitin consists…
- Syncope, defecation The temporary loss of consciousness upon defecating (having a bowel movement). Syncope is the temporary loss…
- Wagner syndrome See: Stickler syndrome
- Erectile dysfunction A common men's health problem characterized by the consistent inability to sustain an erection sufficient for…
- Lauterbur See: Lauterbur, Paul C.
- ITC In-the-canal (that is, the ear canal). See In-the-canal hearing aid