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The most complete online medical dictionary: 16,436 terms covering anatomy, physiology, pathologies, diagnostic exams, pharmacology and every clinical specialty.
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PLP
See: Proteolipid protein
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- Snellen's test type The letters on the familiar eye chart used to measure how well you see at various distances. The eye chart…
- Gonorrhea A sexually transmitted infection (STI) caused by the bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoea. Although gonorrhea is…
- Skeleton The skeleton is composed of bones and is the framework of the body
- Formula feeding Feeding an infant or toddler prepared formula rather than breast-feeding, or in addition to breast-feeding…
- Attention The ability to focus selectively on a selected stimulus, sustaining that focus and shifting it at will. The…
- Cell, antigen-presenting A cell that can 'present' antigen in a form that T cells can recognize it. The cells that can 'present'…
- Perfect pitch The inherent human ability to identify a note or sing it without hearing a reference note beforehand. Since…
- Depigmentation Loss of color (pigment) from the skin, mucous membranes, hair, or retina of the eye. The color of the skin…
- Test, syphilis (RPR) Rapid plasma reagin, a blood test for syphilis that looks for an antibody that is present in the bloodstream…
- Premature contraction See: Extrasystole