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Eyes, spots in front of the
Also known as 'floaters', blurry spots that drift in front of the eyes but do not block vision. The blur is the result of debris from the vitreous casting a shadow on the retina. The spot is the image formed by a deposit of protein…
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Show more- Glial fibrillary acidic protein See: GFAP.
- Embolism, crossed See Embolism, paradoxical
- Stress testing, exercise cardiac The exercise cardiac stress testing (ECST) is the most widely used cardiac (heart) screening test. The…
- Comminuted fracture A fracture in which bone is broken, splintered or crushed into a number of pieces. NTER> Note that…
- Pachyderma Thick skin, like that of a pachyderm (an elephant, rhinoceros, or hippopotamus). From the Greek pachydermos…
- MP Abbreviation for mercaptopurine and molecular pathology
- Jugular The principal vein in the front of either side of the neck. The word comes from the Latin jugulum meaning…
- Warshaw See: Warshaw, Joseph
- Pacemaker, implantable A device that uses electrical impulses to regulate the heart rhythm or to reproduce that rhythm. An internal…
- Prenatal Occurring or existing before birth. Prenatal care is the regular health care women should receive during…
- Ear, low-set A minor anomaly involving an ear situated down below its normal location. Technically, the ear is low-set…
- ART (antiretroviral therapy) Treatment that suppresses or stops a retrovirus. One of the retrovirus is the human immunodeficiency virus…