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AP
AP is a versatile abbreviation. It serves in cardiology to abbreviate angina pectoris (AP) and arterial pressure (AP). In endocrinology, it stands for the anterior pituitary (AP). And in anatomy, AP means anteroposterior, i.e., from…
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- Excise To cut out. A laser beam may be used to excise a tumor, much as a scalpel does. The terms excise and resect…
- Linus Pauling See: Pauling, Linus
- Baroparesis Reversible paralysis of the facial nerve due to pressure in the middle ear going up in a plane or surfacing…
- Abortive The word 'abortive' has a number of meanings including prematurely born; fruitless or unsuccessful…
- Lipitor See: Atorvastatin
- Glycogen storage disease One of the 14 recognized diseases that interfere with the storage of carbohydrates as glycogen in the body…
- Measles syndrome, atypical (AMS) Measles syndrome, atypical (AMS): An altered expression of measles, AMS begins suddenly with high fever…
- Benign lymphoreticulosis Cat scratch disease, a mild flu-like infection, with swollen lymph nodes (lymphadenitis) and mild fever of…
- Myelin The fatty substance that covers and protects nerves. Myelin is a layered tissue that sheathes the axons…
- Extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy See: Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy
- Homograft See: Allograft