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Long-chain-3-hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydrogenase def
Cy: Acute fatty liver of pregnancy (AFLP) has been found to be associated in some cases with an abnormality of fatty-acid metabolism. This abnormality is a deficiency of the enzyme long-chain-3-hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydrogenase (LCHAD). The…
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Show more- Culture A culture is the propagation of microorganisms in a growth media. Any body tissue or fluid can be evaluated…
- Replication, DNA A wondrous complex process whereby the ('parent') strands of DNA in the double helix are separated and each…
- Fear of travel An irrational and unreasonable fear of travel is called agoraphobia. Agoraphobia is a very complex phobia. It…
- Rate, sedimentation A blood test that detects and monitors inflammation in the body. It measures the rate at which red blood…
- Melanin A skin pigment (substance that gives the skin its color). Dark-skinned people have more melanin than light-…
- Menstrual cramps Menstrual cramps: Cramping in the lower abdomen, usually in the first or second day of the menstrual cycle…
- Epstein-Barr virus A virus, abbreviated EBV, best known as the cause of infectious mononucleosis ('mono'). Infection with EBV is…
- AVN Avascular necrosis
- Automated white cell differential A machine-generated percentage of the different types of white blood cells, usually split into granulocytes…
- Lavage Washing out. Gastric lavage is washing out the stomach, for example, to remove drugs or poisons
- Bio- Prefix indicating living plants or creatures, as in biology, the study of living organisms
- Contraception, emergency See: Emergency contraception