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Essential mixed cryoglobulinemia
Essential mixed cryoglobulinemia: A condition in which cryoglobulin proteins which are a mixture of various antibody types form for unknown (essential) reasons. Cryoglobulins are abnormal blood proteins that, by definition, have the…
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- Cranial nerve, sixth The sixth cranial nerve is the abducent nerve. It is a small motor nerve that has one task: to supply a…
- Bone, sesamoid See Sesamoid bone
- Anatomy, Gray's See: Gray's Anatomy
- Kok disease A genetic disorder also known as hyperexplexia in which babies have an exaggerated startle reflex (reaction)…
- Osteoid osteoma A benign tumor of bone tissue. It emerges most often in the teens or 20s, and is found most frequently in the…
- Biopsy, punch See: Punch biopsy
- Materteral 1. Literally, relating to a maternal aunt.2. Figuratively, suggestive of an aunt on either side of the…
- Caudal block See Caudal anesthesia
- Lepra 1. Leprosy (Hansen disease) 2. Before the mid 19th century, psoriasis.The acronym LEPRA stands for the…
- Nervous system, sympathetic A part of the nervous system that accelerates the heart rate, constricts blood vessels, and raises blood…
- Bruce protocol A standardized multistage treadmill test for assessing cardiovascular health, The test was developed and…