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T-suppressor count
A test that counts the number of T-suppressor (T-8) cells in the bloodstream. It appears that some T-8 cells secrete a substance that can kill the HIV virus, so a high count is believed to be a good indicator for people with HIV (AIDS)…
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Show more- Urological surgeon A physician who specializes in diseases of the urinary organs in females and the urinary tract and sex organs…
- Overgrowth Just what it sounds like: excessive growth
- Hormone therapy Hormone therapy: A form of treatment that takes advantage of the fact that certain cancers depend on hormones…
- Catheter, Swan-Ganz The insertion of a tiny tube (a catheter) into a peripheral or central vein to deliver fluids or medication…
- Lentigo maligna melanoma See: Melanoma, lentigo maligna
- Skeleton, bones of the The human body has 206 bones. These consist of 80 axial (head and trunk) bones and 126 appendicular (upper…
- International unit (IU) An international unit (IU) is an internationally accepted amount of a substance. This type of measure is used…
- Solitary tapeworm Taenia solium
- Allergy to cockroaches Allergy to cockroaches: A condition that manifests as an allergic reaction when one is exposed to tiny…
- Adenoids Masses of lymphoid tissue in the upper part of throat behind the nose.
- Voluntary Done in accordance with the conscious will of the individual. The opposite of involuntary. The terms…
- Sea poisoning An intensely itchy rash due to contact with the tiny thimble jellyfish (Linuche unguiculata). These jellyfish…