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PVC
Premature ventricular contraction. See: Extrasystole
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Show more- Bradypnea (Pronounced brad-ip-nea.) Abnormally slow breathing. A respiratory rate that is too slow. The normal rate of…
- Penicillin-resistant bacteria Bacteria that are unaffected by penicillin. Such organisms can sometimes be killed using sulfa drugs…
- Detox Short for detoxification, usually from an addictive drug such as alcohol or heroin. A detox center is…
- Titre Variant spelling of 'titer' -- the degree of dilution of a substance such as an antibody, reflecting the…
- Drain, Jackson Pratt See: JP drain
- Food poisoning, Campylobacter Food poisoning, Campylobacter: Now the leading cause of bacterial food poisoning, caused by an Campylobacter…
- GFP Green fluorescent protein
- Jequirity pea See: Abrin
- Pituitary gigantism Excessive growth and too much height due to chronic overactivity of the pituitary gland which is located at…
- Mononucleosis Infection with the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV, human herpesvirus 4, HHV-4) in which there is an increase of…
- Test, stress echocardiography A supplement to the routine exercise cardiac stress test. During stress echocardiography, the sound waves of…
- Cyclin One of a group of proteins that regulate the cell cycle. The cyclins bind to and activate cyclin-dependent…