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- Hypertrophic gastritis See: Giant hypertrophic gastritis
- Metabolic syndrome Metabolic syndrome: A constellation of conditions that place people at high risk for coronary artery disease…
- Middle ear infection, acute Acute middle ear infection, medically called acute otitis media is inflammation of the middle ear. Acute…
- Analog In biochemistry, a substance that is similar, but not identical, to another
- Burn, second degree A burn that looks like a first degree burn in that it is red and sensation is intact but the damage from the…
- Nucleocaspid The genome plus the protein coat of a viral. The genome is nucleic acid. The protein coat is the capsid. The…
- Immunization, DPT See: DPT immunization
- Thyroglobulin A protein found in the thyroid gland. Some thyroglobulin can be found in the blood, and this amount may be…
- Iridology The practice of diagnosing disease by examining the iris of the eye. Although some diseases do affect the…
- DXA Dual X-ray absorptometry. A technique for scanning bone and measuring bone mineral density (BMD). A DXA…
- Oligodendrocyte A type of cell in the central nervous system. The oligodendrocytes surround and insulate the long fibers (the…