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Gray's Anatomy
A book entitled 'Anatomy Descriptive and Surgical' by Henry Gray appeared in 1858. Little could Dr. Gray have suspected that his textbook of human anatomy would still be in print today and be perhaps the best known of all medical books…
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- Test, exercise A test (sometimes called the treadmill test or exercise treadmill test) in which a continuous…
- Eicosapentaenoic acid One of the principal omega-3 fatty acids. Abbreviated EPA. The body has a limited ability to manufacture EPA…
- Uteroglobin A protein that is induced by progesterone and binds it and that inhibits the enzyme phospholipase A2 (PLA2)…
- Resistance, insulin See: Insulin resistance
- Carcinoembryonic antigen Carcinoembryonic antigen: Carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) is a protein found in many types of cells but…
- Operation, Glenn See: Glenn shunt
- Xerogram A picture of the body recorded on paper rather than on film. Also called a xeroradiograph. From the Greek…
- Cardiac aneurysm An outpouching of an abnormally thin portion of the heart wall. Cardiac aneurysms tend to involve the left…
- Transplantation, peripheral blood stem cell A new technique in which stem cells are obtained from a patient's blood and used in bone marrow…
- Familial A condition that is tends to occur more often in family members than expected by chance alone. A familial…
- Circinate balanitis A form of skin inflammation around the penis in males with Reiter's syndrome. The skin around the shaft and…