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LVAD
Left ventricular assist device. See: Ventricular assist device
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- Waardenburg syndrome A genetic disorder that causes deafness, white forelock (a frontal white blaze of hair), a difference of…
- Germline mutation Mutation: A heritable change in the DNA that occurred in a germ cell (a cell destined to become an egg or in…
- Acetabular Pertaining to the acetabulum, the cup-shaped socket of the hip joint which is a key feature of the pelvis…
- Burkitt's lymphoma See: Burkitt lymphoma
- Antithyroid antibody An antibody directed against the thyroid gland, a gland which produces thyroid hormones (such as, for…
- Tubule A small tube.
- Cancer, papillary Cancer, papillary: Cancer of a structure called the papilla or ampulla of Vater, a small muscle located at…
- VDRL test A blood test for syphilis (VDRL stands for Venereal Disease Research Laboratory) that detects an antibody…
- Dyspraxia, developmental A pattern of delayed, uneven, or aberrant development of physical abilities during childhood development. The…
- Multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) A form of computed tomography (CT) technology for diagnostic imaging. In MDCT, a two-dimensional array…
- Wind chill See: Round window.