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New variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
Abbreviated nvCJD. A human disease thought due to the same infectious agent as bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), or mad cow disease. Both the human and bovine disorders are invariably fatal brain diseases with unusually long…
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Show more- Syndactyly, complete A condition in which fingers or toes are completely joined together, with the connection extending from the…
- Test, fecal occult blood Fecal occult blood: A test to check for hidden blood in the feces, the stool
- Frenulum A small structure that has a restraining function. For example, the lingual frenulum attaches the tongue to…
- Cys Cysteine. Note that Cys does not stand for cystine. See also: Amino acid symbols
- Balance, acid-base Acid-base balance refers to the mechanisms the body uses to keep its fluids close to neutral pH (that is…
- PTC (percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography) See: Cholangiography, percutaneous transhepatic
- DBT Dialectical behavioral therapy
- AP, X-ray An X-ray picture in which the beams pass from front-to-back (anteroposterior). As opposed to a PA…
- Branched-chain ketoaciduria See: Maple syrup urine disease
- Maculopathy, cellophane See: Macular pucker
- Hallux varus An inward bending (varus) of the joint of the big toe (the hallux).
- Clot, blood See Blood clot