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MRD
Minimal residual disease, evidence for the presence of residual malignant cells, even when so few cancer cells are present that they cannot be found by routine means. Tests for minimal residual disease (MRD) can detect some early tumors…
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Show more- Opportunistic microorganism A bacteria, virus, or fungus that takes advantage of certain opportunities to cause disease. Those…
- Amputation Removal of part or all of a body part enclosed by skin. For example, removal of part of a finger or an entire…
- Syndrome, Menkes See: Menkes syndrome
- Adventitia The outermost connective tissue covering of any organ, vessel, or other structure. For example, the…
- Transplant, liver See: Liver transplant
- Paroxysmal lacrimation See: Crocodile tears syndrome
- Utility In the analysis of health outcomes, utility is a number between 0 and 1 that is assigned to a state of health…
- Depression, winter Depression, winter: See: SAD
- Cecal Pertaining to the cecum (also spelled caecum), the first portion of the large bowel, situated in the lower…
- Nat'l Center for Complementary & Alternative Med. Ne: Abbreviated NCCAM. A part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), this center 'conducts and supports…
- Dieldrix Trade name of the insecticide dieldrin. See: Aldrin and dieldrin
- Bone, ankle The ankle bone is termed the talus. It is the bone of the foot that joins the tibia and fibula to form the…