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Stress test, physiologic
Although there can be a diversity of physiologic stress tests, this refers here to a physiologic cardiac stress test in which certain medications are administered that stimulate the heart to mimic the physiologic effects of exercise. One…
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Show more- Myocardial bridge Literally a bridging of heart muscle over one of the major arteries to the heart (usually the left anterior…
- Leg, lower The lower leg is the bottom segment of the leg: the part below the knee. The lower leg contains two long…
- Rohypnol The trade name for flunitrazepam, which has been abused as a 'date rape' drug. Rohypnol produces…
- Cranial nerve IX The ninth cranial nerve is the glossopharyngeal nerve. The 12 cranial nerves, the glossopharyngeal nerve…
- Facultative heterochromatin Chromosome material that can be either heterochromatin or euchromatin. The inactive X chromosome is made up…
- Small inhibitory RNA See: siRNA
- Cardiomyopathy, dilated See: Dilated cardiomyopathy
- Cyclopia A congenital abnormality (birth defect) in which there is only one eye. That eye is centrally placed in the…
- Levite A member of an ancient caste of hereditary Jewish priests. Membership in the Levites is determined by…
- Tuberculosis, miliary The presence of numerous sites of tuberculosis infection each of which is minute, due to dissemination of…
- Smad3 A protein in a pathway that helps prevent tumors. Smad3 is a player in a cellular network relay system called…
- Polydipsia Excessive thirst all the time. Polydipsia occurs, for example, in untreated or poorly controlled diabetes…