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Transplant, heart
See: Heart transplant
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Show more- Brain biopsy Biopsy of the brain. Removal of a small piece of tissue from the brain for diagnostic purposes. One way the…
- Branched-chain ketoaciduria See: Maple syrup urine disease
- T-4 cell A type of T cell that has CD4 markers on its surface and participates in the immune response by recognizing…
- Serum The clear liquid that can be separated from clotted blood. Serum differs from plasma, the liquid portion of…
- Xanthopsia A form of chromatopsia, a visual defect in which objects appear as if they have been overpainted with an…
- Nerve, spinal One of the nerves that originates in the spinal cord. There are 31 pairs of spinal nerves. They consist of…
- Familial adenomatous polyposis See: MYH.
- Trichinella spiralis The worm that causes trichinosis. Trichinella spiralis larvae can infest pigs and wild game, hibernating in…
- Fetus The unborn offspring from the end of the 8th week after conception (when the major structures have formed)…
- Gerstmann-Straussler-Scheinker disease See: Gerstmann-Sträussler-Scheinker syndrome
- Seizure Seizure: Uncontrolled electrical activity in the brain, which may produce a physical convulsion, minor…
- PH, blood See: Blood pH