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Assistant, physician (PA)
>Medical histories and physical examinations: a PA is usually can perform histories and physical examinations that do not go beyond a particular level. >Laboratory tests: a PA can order any test which he or she is competent to interpret…
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Show more- Fish-odor syndrome An inborn error of metabolism associated with an offensive body odor, the smell of rotting fish, due to the…
- TORCH screen Screening test for a group of infections known by the acronym TORCH which stands for Toxoplasma gondii; other…
- Aggressive In oncology, quickly growing, tending to spread rapidly. As, for example, an aggressive tumor
- Flavin-containing monooxygenase-3 (FMO3) See Fish-odor syndrome
- Lancet device See: Lancing device
- Vanishing twin A twin detected in early pregnancy that is miscarried, frequently by resorption, without clinical signs or…
- National Cholesterol Education Program NCEP. A program designed to reduce illness and death from coronary heart disease (CHD) in the US by reducing…
- Knee bursitis Knee bursitis: A bursa is a fluid-filled sac that functions as a gliding surface to reduce friction between…
- Syndrome, paraneoplastic See: Paraneoplastic syndrome
- Nictitate To wink. Nictitating spasm is spasm of the eyelid with continuous winking. 'Nictitate' and the older verb…
- Disease, hyaline membrane Respiratory disease of the newborn, especially the premature infant, in which a membrane composed of proteins…
- Pap Smear Pap Smear: A screening test for cervical cancer based on the examination under the microscope of cells…