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Urine pH
A measure of the acidity or alkalinity of urine. The pH of any fluid is the measure of the hydrogen ion (H-) concentration. A pH of 7 is neutral. The lower the pH, the more acidic the urine. A variety of factors affect urine pH including…
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Show more- Xeric Characterized by a scanty supply of moisture (or tolerating or adapted to dry conditions). The word 'xeric'…
- Hormone, parathormone Hormone made by the parathyroid gland (behind the thyroid gland in the neck). Parathormone (pronounced…
- Wart Wart: A local growth of the outer layer of the skin (the epidermis) caused by a virus. The virus of warts (a…
- Fred L. Soper See: Soper, Fred L.
- Aortic Pertaining to the aorta, the largest artery in the body. 'Aortic' is in common usage as, for example, in an…
- Skeletal Pertaining to the skeleton, the bones of the body which collectively provide the framework for the body
- BSL-3 Biosafety level 3. A level of biosafety considered appropriate for agents that may be transmitted by the…
- Normal tension glaucoma See: Glaucoma, normal tension
- Insomnia, intermittent Insomnia that occurs from time to time and each time lasts less than a week or two. Intermittent insomnia may…
- Neuropathy, hypoglossal See: Hypoglossal neuropathy
- Radiation therapy, conformal A procedure that uses computers to create a 3-dimensional picture of the tumor in order to target the tumor…
- Cardiac septum The septum of the heart is the dividing wall between the right and left sides of the heart. That portion of…