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Adenosine thallium scan
A method of examining the heart to obtain information about the blood supply to the heart muscle. Special cameras take a series of pictures of the heart. Radioactive thallium is injected into the bloodstream and serves as a tracer. The…
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- Schizoid Having symptoms similar to those of schizophrenia. See schizophrenia
- BRCA1 A gene that normally acts to restrain the growth of cells in the breast but which, when mutated, predisposes…
- Esophageal speech Speech produced with air trapped in the esophagus and forced out again. People with a laryngectomy (for…
- Cancer, multiple myeloma A bone marrow cancer involving a type of white blood cell called a plasma (or myeloma) cell. The tumor cells…
- 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…
- Belching A normal process to relieve distention from the air that accumulates in the stomach. The upper abdominal…
- Overgrowth syndrome One in a group of disorders resulting in overgrowth, as evidenced by unusually large size at birth, excessive…
- Treatment, PUVA See: PUVA
- Dwarfism Abnormally short stature. Some forms are hereditary. The Little People of America (LPA) define dwarfism as an…
- Gonad, indifferent In embryonic life, the gonad in males and females is initially identical. This gonad is said to be…
- Typhus fever See: Typhus