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LDH
Lactate dehydrogenase
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- Spectrophotometer A device which measures the amount of ultraviolet light absorbed by a substance. For example, vitamin A…
- Case-to-infection ratio The ratio of the number of cases of a disease compared to the number of infections with the agent that causes…
- Acrylamide A chemical created in foods when starches and other carbohydrates are overheated (over 120°C or 250°F) during…
- Flail chest When enough ribs are broken (usually from a crush injury) to compromise the rigidity of the chest wall. On…
- Familial tremor See: Essential tremor
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- Ciliary body melanoma See: Intraocular melanoma
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- Implantable pacemaker Pacemaker: A device that uses electrical impulses to regulate the heart rhythm or to reproduce that rhythm…