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Hormone, thyrotropin
A hormone produced by the pituitary gland at the base of the brain in response to signals from the hypothalamus gland in the brain. The suffix -tropin indicates 'an affinity for'. Thyrotropin has an affinity for the thyroid. Thyrotropin is…
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Show more- Unresectable Unable to be removed (resected) by surgery. To resect is to remove. At the time of diagnosis of esophageal…
- Toddler's fracture A torsion fracture of the tibia, without bone displacement
- Mask, oxygen A mask that covers the mouth and nose, and is hooked up to an oxygen tank. It delivers oxygen directly to the…
- Formalin A 37% aqueous (water) solution of formaldehyde, a pungent gas, with the chemical formula HCHO, used as an…
- Dysmetabolic syndrome X A constellation of metabolic abnormalities in serum or plasma insulin/glucose level ratios, lipids…
- Rheumatism, generalized Rheumatism affecting many and diverse parts of the body, such as fibromyalgia
- Steroid abuse Steroid abuse: Use of substances containing anabolic steroids to increase muscle mass. Such steroids can have…
- Curare A muscle relaxant used in anesthesia (and, in the past, in arrow poisons by South American Indians). Curare…
- Hepatitis A immunization When immediate protection against hepatitis A (infectious hepatitis) is needed, immunoglobulins are used…
- Alpha-1 Short for alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency
- VAQTA See: Varus.
- Spondylolysis The breaking down (dissolution) of a portion of a bony building block of the spine (a vertebra). The portion…