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Syphilis test, VDRL
A blood test for syphilis (VDRL stands for Venereal Disease Research Laboratory) that detects an antibody that is present in the bloodstream when a patient has syphilis. A negative (nonreactive) VDRL is compatible with a person not having…
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Show more- Trachelectomy Surgical removal of the cervix, the lower portion of the uterus that protrudes into the vagina. Trachelectomy…
- Provigil Brand name of the drug modafinil. See: Modafinil
- Clot, blood See Blood clot
- Tandem repeat sequences Multiple copies of the same DNA base sequence on a chromosome; used as a marker in physical mapping of the…
- Deoxyhemoglobin The form of hemoglobin without oxygen, the predominant protein in red blood cells. Hemoglobin forms an…
- Sedimentation rate Sedimentation rate: A blood test that detects and monitors inflammation in the body. It measures the rate at…
- Hematologist A physician who is specially trained in the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of diseases of the blood and…
- Peri- Prefix meaning around or about. For example, pericardial is around the heart, and periaortic lymph nodes are…
- OMS Abbreviation for the Organisation Mondiale de la Sante, the French name for the World Health Organization…
- Polymerase, RNA Enzyme that catalyzes (speeds) the polymerization of RNA. RNA polymerase uses preexisting nucleic acid…
- Alternative splicing A mechanism by which different forms of mature mRNAs (messengers RNAs) are generated from the same gene…
- Cradlecam See: Kiddie cam