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Maternal serum alpha-fetoprotein (MSAFP)
The presence of AFP, a plasma protein normally produced by the fetus, in the mother's blood. MSAFP serves as the basis for some valuable tests. AFP is manufactured principally in the fetus's liver and, also, in the fetal gastrointestinal…
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Show more- Joint, elbow Three long bones meet in the middle portion of the arm at the elbow joint. The bone of the upper arm…
- Early-onset familial Alzheimer disease See: Alzheimer disease, early-onset familial
- Disease, chronic wasting See Chronic wasting disease
- Artificial heart A manmade heart. An artificial heart was temporarily implanted in 1969 by Denton Cooley in Houston, Texas…
- Appendix rupture Rupture of appendix
- Antisense mRNA An mRNA (messenger RNA) transcript that is complementary to endogenous mRNA. Antisense mRNA is the noncoding…
- Hepato- Prefix or combining form used before a consonant to refer to the liver. From the Greek hepar, liver
- Section, Caesarian Also referred to as a C-section. A procedure in which a baby, rather than being born vaginally, is surgically…
- Gerstmann-Straussler syndrome See: Gerstmann-Sträussler-Scheinker syndrome
- Enteroplasty Surgery on the intestine, especially to enlarge a constricted segment or lengthen a short bowel
- Corpse A dead body. The term corpse is more often used in in mystery stories than in medicine which, for obscure…
- Agent Orange An herbicide and defoliant containing 2,4-D and 2,4,5-T and trace amounts of dioxin. Agent Orange was used as…