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Hereditary ALS
See: Familial ALS
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Show more- Line, central A catheter (tube) that is passed through a vein to end up in the thoracic (chest) portion of the vena cava…
- Ft. Abbreviation for foot, a measure of length. For example, 6 ft. is 1.83 meters
- Device, assistive Any device that is designed, made, and/or adapted to assist a person to perform a particular task. For…
- Screening, kidney disease Screening (looking) for early kidney disease in people who are not already known to have it. Kidney disease…
- Visceral Referring to the viscera, the internal organs of the body, specifically those within the chest (as the heart…
- Cortex, adrenal The outer portion of the adrenal gland located on top of each kidney. The adrenal cortex produces steroid…
- Beta-2 agonist See: Beta-agonist
- Human herpesvirus 4 See Epstein-Barr virus.
- Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis: Abbreviated as DISH. Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis is a…
- Malar Referring to the cheek.
- Thyroid cartilage The largest of the cartilages of the larynx (the voice box). The thyroid cartilage is formed of two…
- Apex From the Latin meaning summit, the apex is the tip of a pyramidal or rounded structure, like the lung or the…