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SGOT
Serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase, an enzyme that is normally present in liver and heart cells. SGOT is released into blood when the liver or heart is damaged. The blood SGOT levels are thus elevated with liver damage (for example…
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- Papular Adjective referring to one or more small solid rounded bumps rising from the skin that are each usually 0.5…
- Morphine A powerful narcotic agent with strong analgesic (painkilling) action and other significant effects on the…
- Familial cancer Cancer or a predisposition (tendency) to it that runs in families.
- Pubic symphysis The joint between the pubic bones in the front of the pelvis. Also called the symphysis pubis
- Ovulatory Relating to ovulation, the release of the ovum (the egg) from the ovary
- Eyedrop test There are many types of eyedrops and many types of eyedrop tests. One of the most common eyedrop tests is…
- Leucovorin Folinic acid, the active form of folic acid in the body. Used as an antidote to protect normal cells from…
- Cerebritis Inflammation of the brain
- Vector In medicine, a vector is a carrier. The best way to understand a vector is to recall its origin as a word…
- AED (automated external defibrillator) See: Automated external defibrillator
- Episcleritis Inflammation of the episclera, a thin membrane that covers the sclera (the white of the eye). Episcleritis is…