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Amyloid
Any of a number of complex proteins that are deposited in tissues and that share selected laboratory features such as a change in the fluorescence intensity of certain aromatic dyes like Congo Red. The deposition of amyloid occurs in a…
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- Cripple 1. A person who is lame or disabled. 2. To maim or disable a person. The word 'cripple' is a medically…
- Herbal remedy A medication prepared from plants, including most of the world's traditional remedies for disease. Most…
- Stage of expulsion See: Second stage of labor
- Tinea incognito Tinea corporis, a common fungal infection of the skin, better known as ringworm, whose appearance has been…
- C5 (cervical vertebra) The fifth cervical (neck) vertebra from the top
- Tardive dyskinesia A procedure that uses computers to create a 3-dimensional picture of the tumor in order to target the tumor…
- Child health Child health is the purview of pediatrics. 'Pediatrics is concerned with the health of infants, children and…
- Heart valves There are four heart valves. All are one-way valves. Blood entering the heart first passes through the…
- Antineoplastic Acting to prevent, inhibit or halt the development of a neoplasm (a tumor). An agent with antineoplastic…
- Pressure urticaria A common type of hives (urticaria) that occurs after the skin has been under pressure, often the feet after…
- GERD surgery (fundoplication) A surgical technique that strengthens the barrier to acid reflux when the lower esophageal sphincter does not…