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DXA
Dual X-ray absorptometry. A technique for scanning bone and measuring bone mineral density (BMD). A DXA scanner is a large machine that produces 2 X-ray beams, each with different energy levels. One beam is high energy while the other is…
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Show more- Autoimmune polyglandular syndrome (APS) A genetic autoimmune disease with an extraordinary array of clinical features but characterized most often by…
- Glucocorticoid A hormone that predominantly affects the metabolism of carbohydrates and, to a lesser extent, fats and…
- Jackson, John Hughlings See: Hughlings Jackson, John
- Pain, breast Pain in the breast or mammary gland, known medically as mastalgia. From the Greek masto-, breast + algos, pain
- BSL 1. Biosafety level, as in a BSL-4 laboratory. 2.Biohazard safety level. 3.Blood sugar level. 4.British Sign…
- Arteriosclerosis Hardening and thickening of the walls of the arteries. Arteriosclerosis can occur because of fatty deposits…
- Lymphoma, non-Hodgkin Malignant tumors that arise in the lymphatic system. There are several subtypes of cancer classified as…
- CLL Chronic lymphocytic leukemia. See: Leukemia, chronic lymphocytic
- Cervical cap A soft rubber cup with a round rim designed to fit snugly around the cervix and act as a barrier…
- Test, exercise A test (sometimes called the treadmill test or exercise treadmill test) in which a continuous…
- Structural scoliosis A fixed lateral (sideway) curve of the spine. Structural scoliosis often occurs from unknown factors without…
- Ornithine transcarbamylase (OTC) deficiency A rare metabolic disorder, OTC is one of the urea-cycle disorders. The urea cycle is a series of five liver…