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- Laryngoscopist A person who uses a laryngoscope, a flexible, lighted tube used to look at the inside of the larynx (the…
- IgA Immunoglobulin A, a major class of immunoglobulins found in serum and external body secretions such as…
- Resistance, vascular The opposition to the flow of blood across a vascular bed.
- Daughter 1. A female offspring. 2. A female adopted child. 3. A product of radioactive decay. 4. A cell resulting from…
- Esophagoscopy Examination of the esophagus using a thin, lighted instrument
- Tetraethyl lead Tetraethyl lead.
- Sulphonylurea A triptan drug for the treatment of migraine. Marketed under the brand name Imitrex.
- Glutamine An amino acid, one of the 20 building blocks of protein. Glutamine is present in plant and animal proteins…
- Active tuberculosis See: Tuberculosis, active
- Ipsilateral On the same side. A study of 'ipsilateral breast tumor recurrence following lumpectomy and radiation therapy'…
- Transgenic Having genetic material (DNA) from another species. This term can be applied to an organism that has genes…