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Transferrin
A plasma protein that transports iron through the blood to the liver, spleen and bone marrow. The blood transferrin level is tested for diverse reasons: to determine the cause of anemia, to examine iron metabolism (for example, in iron…
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- Vaccination, DTaP Like DPT, DTaP protects from diphtheria, pertussis (whooping cough) and tetanus. DTaP is the same as DTP…
- Medical prefix A prefix employed in medical terminology. Medical words are often put together, cobbled from two or more…
- Gas chromatography (GC) A type of automated chromatography (a technique used to separate mixtures of substances) in which the mixture…
- Intersex A group of conditions sometimes referred to as disorders of sexual development (DSDs) in which there is a…
- RNA, transfer In cooperation with the ribosomes, transfer RNA brings (transfers) activated amino acids into position along…
- Metatarsophalangeal joint sprain An injury to the big toe due to forced hyperextension (bending back) of the toe. The damage is to the capsule…
- Endothelial Relating to the endothelium, the layer of flat cells lining the closed spaces of the body such as the inside…
- Subclavian Under the clavicle (the collar bone), as the subclavian artery or the subclavian vein
- THG Tetrahydrogestrinone. A 'designer steroid.' THG first surfaced in October 2003 with reports of its illicit…
- Cell, somatic See: Somatic cell