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Transaminase nomenclature
The names and abbreviations applied to the transaminases are quite confusing since (just as a starter) a transaminase is an aminotransferase, SGOT is known alternatively as aspartate aminotransferase (AST), and SGPT also goes as alanine…
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- Cervical cerclage The surgical placement of a purse-string suture around an incompetent cervix, one that is abnormally liable…
- Curettage The removal of growths or other material from the wall of a cavity or other surface, as with a curet. A…
- Male pelvis The lower part of the abdomen located between the hip bones in the male. There are significant differences in…
- Endometrium The uterine lining; the cells that line the uterus (the womb); the inner layer of the uterus. This tissue is…
- Placebo effect A positive medical response to taking a placebo, a sham medication as if it were an active medication. Up to…
- Meningitis, Mollaret Benign recurrent aseptic meningitis. The cause of Mollaret meningitis is not known. Mollaret meningitis is…
- Goose bump A temporary local change in the skin when it becomes rougher due to erection of little muscles, as from cold…
- LFCN Lateral femoral cutaneous nerve. See also: Meralgia paresthetica
- Model end stage liver disease See: MELD
- Dyspepsia Dyspepsia: Dyspepsia refers to a condition (disease) in which there are upper abdominal symptoms which may…
- Word blindness A neurological disorder characterized by loss of the ability to read or understand the written word. Word…