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Disease, Bright's
Chronic inflammation of the blood vessels in the kidney with protein, specifically albumin, in the urine. There are a number of disorders that lead to Bright's disease. With nothing more sophisticated than a candle and a silver spoon, the…
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Show more- Connexin A subunit of connexon, a protein that forms a gap junction, a channel that permits ions and small molecules…
- Longitudinal section A section that is cut along the long axis of a structure. The opposite is a cross section
- AMC (arthrogryposis multiplex congenita) AMC stands for arthrogryposis multiplex congenita, a disorder that develops before birth (prenatal) is…
- Facelift surgery risks Facelift surgery risks: Although infrequent, the risks and complications of facelift surgery include…
- Pill splitting See: Tablet splitting
- Pharmacopeia Also spelled pharmacopoeia, an official authoritative listing of drugs. Aspirin has, for example, long been…
- Quaque die (on prescription) Seen on a prescription, qd (or, written with periods, q.d.) means one a day (from the Latin quaque die). The…
- Deviation of the nasal septum Failure of the nasal septum to be in the center where it is supposed to be. (The nasal septum is the wall…
- Malaria, pregnancy-associated Someone who is versed in or engaged in the study of malaria. "Independent malariologists believe it kills two…
- Lytic Suffix having to do with lysis (destruction), as in hemolytic anemia, the excessive destruction of red blood…
- Kinsey Report A report entitled 'Sexual Behavior in the Human Male' published by Alfred Charles Kinsey's in 1948 that…
- Scheuermann's disease A species of trematode worm that parasitizes humans and causes urinary tract disease. See Schistosomiasis.