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Filgrastim: See: G-CSF.
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Show more- Glycosylated hemoglobin Hemoglobin to which glucose is bound. Glycosylated hemoglobin is tested to monitor the long-term control of…
- Oral aversion Reluctance or refusal to feed or eat. A familiar example of oral aversion is a baby's refusal to breastfeed…
- Vagina The muscular canal extending from the cervix to the outside of the body. It is usually six to seven inches in…
- Fungistatic Capable of inhibiting the growth of fungi
- Breakbone fever An acute mosquito-borne viral illness of sudden onset that usually follows a benign course with headache…
- Right ventricle The lower right chamber of the heart that receives deoxygenated blood from the right atrium and pumps it…
- Ovarian Of or pertaining to the ovary
- Surgery, anti-reflux (fundoplication) A surgical technique that strengthens the barrier to acid reflux when the lower esophageal sphincter does not…
- Denervation Loss of nerve supply. There are many causes of denervation. Denervation may be due to a disease as, for…
- Syndrome, hypoplastic left heart A form of congenital heart disease in which the whole left half of the heart (including the aorta , aortic…
- Torpor Sluggishness, dullness, languor, lassitude, stupor, torpidity. People can fall into a state of torpor, as can…
- Intraocular tension The pressure within the eye. See: Intraocular pressure