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Blood glucose
The main sugar that the body makes from the food in the diet. Glucose is carried through the bloodstream to provide energy to all cells in the body. Cells cannot use glucose without the help of insulin. Glucose is a simple sugar (a…
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- SNP A change in which a single base in the DNA differs from the usual base at that position. These single base…
- Somnambulist Sleep talking. Talking in one's sleep is considered a normal phenomenon that is of no medical or…
- Statutory rape A legal term describing sexual intercourse between an adult and a minor. The adult can be found guilty of…
- Pubic lice Parasitic insects found in the genital area of humans. Pubic lice are usually spread through sexual contact…
- FOBT Fecal occult blood test
- Daw Abbreviation meaning 'dispense as written.' One of a number of hallowed abbreviations of terms that have…
- Aphagia Inability to eat. From the Greek prefix 'a-' meaning 'not' + 'phago' meaning 'to eat' + not to eat.
- Maternal The age of the mother at the time of delivery. Advanced maternal age is usually defined as age 35 or more at…
- Brown syndrome An ophthalmology (eye) problem. Brown syndrome is an abnormality that is present at birth (congenitally) and…
- Aesculapius That stick with the snake curled around it is the staff (the rod) of Aesculapius (also called Asklepios), the…