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Show more- Pregnancy-associated plasma protein A Abbreviated as PAPPA or PAPP-A. A large zinc-binding protein that acts as an enzyme, specifically a…
- Atelectasis Failure of full expansion of the lung at birth or a collapse thereafter of the lung. The word comes from the…
- PML Stands for progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy, a rapidly progressive, often fatal viral infection of…
- Mortality rate, maternal The number of maternal deaths related to childbearing divided by the number of live births (or by the number…
- Phacoemulsification A procedure in which the lens clouded by a cataract is broken up by ultrasound, irrigated, and suctioned out…
- Bruton agammaglobulinemia tyrosine kinase A genetic type of immunodeficiency characterized by failure to produce mature B lymphocytes and gamma…
- XX The sex chromosome complement of a normal human female. See also X chromosome
- Phlebotomist A person who draws blood.
- National Academies Collectively, the four National Academies of the United States -- the National Academy of Sciences, the…
- Poisoning Taking a substance that is injurious to health or can cause death. Poisoning is still a major hazard to…
- Fever, Pontiac See: Pontiac fever
- Syringe A device used in medicine to inject fluid into or withdraw fluid from the body. Medical syringes consist of a…