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Show more- Oral cholecystogram Oral cholecystogram: Abbreviated OCG. An x-ray procedure for diagnosing gallstones. The patient takes…
- Phenylketonuria, maternal See Maternal phenylketonuria
- Film, AP An X-ray picture in which the beams pass from front-to-back (anteroposterior). As opposed to a PA…
- Colorectal polyp A polyp (a fleshy growth) on the inside lining of the colon or rectum. For more information, see: Colon polyp
- Insomnia Insomnia that occurs most nights and lasts a month or more. The treatment of chronic insomnia consists of…
- Deficiency, iron The most common known form of nutritional disorder in the world, iron deficiency results in anemia because…
- Exercise treadmill test A test (sometimes simply called a treadmill test or exercise test) in which a continuous electrocardiogram…
- NCS Nerve conduction study. See: Nerve conduction velocity test
- Hurricane A regionally specific name for a strong tropical cyclone. The term hurricane applies in the North Atlantic…
- Lunula 1. The crescent-shaped area at the base of a fingernail or toenail. 2. Any small crescent- or moon-shaped…
- Myeloma A tumor of antibody-producing cells, called plasma cells, that are normally found in the bone marrow
- LCHAD deficiency Acute fatty liver of pregnancy (AFLP) has been found to be associated in some cases with an abnormality of…