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Show more- Nit Nits are lice eggs. They are hard to see and are often confused with dandruff or hair spray droplets. Nits…
- Single nucleotide polymorphism A change in which a single base in the DNA differs from the usual base at that position. Abbreviated SNP and…
- Klumpke palsy A form of brachial plexus palsy in which there is paralysis of the muscles of the forearm and hand due to an…
- PH A measure of the acidity or alkalinity of a fluid. The pH of any fluid is the measure of its hydrogen ion…
- Aerotitis media See Aerotitis
- Rate, erythrocyte sedimentation A sedimentation rate, or 'sed rate', is a blood test that detects and is used to monitor inflammation…
- Tapeworm, African See Taenia saginata.
- CADASIL Cerebral Autosomal Dominant Arteriopathy with Subcortical Infarcts and Leukoencephalopathy. An inherited form…
- Angiostatin Angiostatin is a piece (a fragment) of a protein, plasminogen, used normally in blood clotting. This fragment…
- Dentin Dentin is the hard tissue of the tooth surrounding the central core of nerves and blood vessels (pulp).
- Sporotrichosis Sporotrichosis: An infection most commonly of the skin caused by the fungus Sporothrix schenckii. Persons…
- Leukemia, acute lymphocytic Abbreviated AML. Also called acute myeloid leukemia or acute nonlymphocytic leukemia (ANLL). A quickly…