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Glycemic index
An indicator of the ability of different types of foods that contain carbohydrate to raise the blood glucose levels within 2 hours. Foods containing carbohydrates that break down most quickly during digestion have the highest glycemic…
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Show more- Behcet's syndrome Behcet's syndrome: A chronic inflammatory disorder involving the small blood vessels which is characterized…
- Antibody cross reactivity The ability of an antibody to react with similar antigenic sites on different proteins
- HEOD The abbreviation for the scientific name of the insecticide dieldrin. (The scientific name for dieldrin…
- Hormone, estrogenic A female hormone produced by the ovaries (or an equivalent hormone synthesized in the laboratory). Estrogen…
- Hemorrhagic diarrhea, E. coli Bloody colitis (inflammation of the bowel) caused by E. coli, usually by the strain E. coli 0157:H7. The…
- Nipple confusion A problem that may beset a bottlefed baby in which it forgets how to nurse on mother's nipple. Breastfeeding…
- AKU Alkaptonuria
- Varicella immunization See Chickenpox immunization
- Laboratory A place for doing tests and research procedures and preparing chemicals, etc. Although 'laboratory' looks…
- Pale globe Also called the globus pallidus, this is a pale-appearing spherical area in the brain. Globus is a Latin word…
- Thyroid scan Thyroid scan: An image taken of the thyroid gland after radioactive iodine is taken by mouth. The thyroid…
- Heimlich maneuver An emergency treatment for obstruction of the airway in adults. It may be needed when someone chokes on a…