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Thyroid scan
Thyroid scan: An image taken of the thyroid gland after radioactive iodine is taken by mouth. The thyroid gland is in front of the neck: NTER> Thyroid scanning is a nuclear medicine procedure. As the thyroid gland accumulates radioactive…
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- Genome, Bos taurus See: Bovine genome
- Artemisinin An antimalarial agent extracted from the dry leaves of the Chinese herb Artemsisia annua (qinghaosu or sweet…
- Transdifferentiation An instrument that converts electrical energy into mechanical energy. A transducer can also act as a…
- Blind 1. Unable to see. Without part or all of the sense of sight.2. In a clinical trial, not to know the treatment…
- Pedophilia People with pedophilia have fantasies, urges or behaviors that involve illegal sexual activity with a…
- Lipoma A benign fatty tumor.
- Amebiasis Infection of the intestines with amebae, especially with the ameba Entamoeba histolytica, characterized by…
- Midwife, certified professional See: Certified professional midwife
- Polyclonal Derived from different cells. As opposed to monoclonal
- Baldness, patchy Baldness, patchy: Patchy baldness. Also referred to as alopecia areata. Alopecia means baldness and areata…