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FOBT
Fecal occult blood test
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- Missense mutation Mutation: A genetic change involving the substitution of one base in the DNA for another which results in the…
- Cranial nerve II The second cranial is the optic nerve, the nerve that connects the eye to the brain and carries the impulses…
- CPR Cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Also cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation and computer-based patient records
- Sidney Goldring See: Goldring, Sidney
- Sedative A drug that calms a patient down, easing agitation and permitting sleep. Sedatives generally work by…
- Atheroma A fatty deposit in the intima (inner lining) of an artery, resulting from atherosclerosis. Also called an…
- Enzyme, Warburg's yellow A key respiratory enzyme discovered by the German biochemist Otto Heinrich Warburg (1883-1970), a pioneer in…
- RNAi Abbreviation for RNA interference. See RNA interference
- Patellar tendon reflex See: Knee jerk
- Syncope, micturition The temporary loss of consciousness upon urinating. (Syncope is the temporary loss of consciousness or, in…
- Bed bug A blood-sucking bug in the Cimex family that lives hidden in bedding or furniture, coming out at night to…