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CA 125
CA 125: A cancer marker, a protein normally made by certain cells in the body including those of the uterine tubes, uterus, cervix, and the lining of the chest and abdominal cavities (the peritoneum and pleura). CA 125 stands for cancer…
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Show more- Parenchymal Pertaining to the parenchyma of an organ. See: Parenchyma
- Pycnodysostosis Pycnodysostosis: An inherited disorder of the bone that causes short stature and abnormally dense brittle…
- Trichina spiralis Is a parasitic worm that lives in the intestines and causes a serious illness known as trichinosis. The eggs…
- Papillomavirus, human Pregnancy-associated plasma protein A.
- Penis, inflammation of the head of the Inflammation of the rounded head (the glans) of the penis is called balanitis. In the uncircumcised male…
- Benign sleep myoclonus Sleep myoclonus: A distinctive disorder of sleep in infancy characterized by rhythmic myoclonic jerks (sudden…
- Test, sweat chloride See: Sweat test
- Iron overload Iron overload: Iron overload can damage the heart, liver, gonads and other organs. Iron overload is a…
- Vaccination, pneumococcal pneumonia
- Malaria, pregnancy-associated Someone who is versed in or engaged in the study of malaria. "Independent malariologists believe it kills two…
- Reduviid bug A winged insect. Reduviids include kissing bugs which transmit Chagas disease. See: Chagas disease
- Genome, chromosomal All of the genetic information in the chromosomes of an organism. For humans, that is all of the DNA…