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Analog
In biochemistry, a substance that is similar, but not identical, to another
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- Endometrioid cyst Part of the condition known as endometriosis, this type of cyst is formed when endometrial tissue (the mucous…
- Intrauterine In the uterus (the womb). As opposed to extrauterine: outside the uterus. For example, normal pregnancies are…
- Chronic wasting disease A transmissible spongiform encephalopathy (TSE) of North American deer and elk, a progressive…
- Perinatal transmission Transmission of a disease-causing agent (a pathogen) from mother to baby during the perinatal period, the…
- Ostomy An operation to create an opening from an area inside the body to the outside
- Hematophobia An abnormal and persistent fear of blood is called hematophobia. Sufferers of this very common phobia dread…
- Hydrostatic weighing See: Underwater weighing
- ANC The absolute neutrophil count, the number of white blood cells (WBCs) that are neutrophils. The ANC is not…
- Purpura, allergic See: Schonlein-Henoch purpura
- Ambulant Means the same as 'ambulatory' (able to ambulate, walk about)
- Rectouterine pouch >Culdoscopy, the introduction of an endoscope through the vagina into the cul-de-sac; >Culdoscope, the…