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MRSI
Magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging
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- Neuropathic pain Neuropathic pain: Chronic pain resulting from injury to the nervous system. The injury can be to the central…
- Hypothyroidism, congenital Hypothyroidism, congenital: Underactivity of the thyroid gland at birth, resulting in growth retardation…
- Fanconi pancytopenia See Fanconi anemia
- Interleukin-10 Abbreviated IL-10. An antiinflammatory and immunosuppressive substance produced within the body. IL-10 plays…
- Consultant An individual to whom one refers for expert advice or services. The use of consultants is common in medicine…
- Colporrhaphy Surgical repair of the vagina. The -rrhaphy part of the word comes from the Greek raphe meaning suture
- Phytanic acid storage disease See Refsum disease
- Immunity, active Immunity, active: The production of antibodies against a specific agent by the immune system. Active immunity…
- Shunt, ventriculopleural See: Ventriculopleural shunt
- Mountain sickness, acute (AMS) Acute mountain sickness (AMS) is the illness that results from being in a high altitude environment. AMS is…
- Septum, heart The septum of the heart is the dividing wall between the right and left sides of the heart. That portion of…