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Erythropoietin test
Erythropoietin test: A test of the hormone erythropoietin (EPO) in blood. An abnormal level of EPO may mean bone marrow or kidney disease or EPO abuse. Testing EPO blood levels is thus of value if: > >Too little EPO might be responsible…
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Show more- African American An American of black African descent. The term may also be written with a hyphen as African-American. The…
- Retrograde amnesia Amnesia in which the lack of memory relates to events that occurred before a traumatic event. Retrograde…
- Lymphoproliferative Referring to the proliferation of the bone marrow cells that give rise to lymphoid cells (such as lymphocytes…
- MSAFP (maternal serum alpha-fetoprotein) The presence of AFP, a plasma protein normally produced by the fetus, in the mother's blood. The MSAFP serves…
- Gingivitis, fusospirillary This is trench mouth, a progressive painful infection with ulceration, swelling and sloughing off of dead…
- Sac, pericardial See: Pericardial sac
- Emergency code While there is no formal definition for a 'Code,' doctors often use the term as slang to refer to a patient…
- Ubidecarenone See: Coenzyme Q10
- Zygomycosis A dangerous infection caused by a water-borne fungus. Zygomycosis is seen most often in patients who are…
- DNA repair gene A gene engaged in DNA repair. When a DNA repair gene is impaired, mutations pile up throughout the DNA. The…
- Hypothyroidism, infantile Hypothyroidism (subnormal activity of the thyroid gland) that starts after birth and is manifest by features…
- Skin abscess A common boil, a collection of pus beneath the skin, which may need to be surgically lanced to let it drain…