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Blastocystis infection
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- Monoclonal Pertaining to a single clone of cells, a single cell and the progeny of that cell. As opposed to polyclonal…
- Disorder, articulation See: Articulation disorder
- Alprazolam Alprazolam: A benzodiazepine sedative that causes dose-related depression of the central nervous system…
- Tapeworm A worm that is flattened like a tape measure and functions as an intestinal parasite, unable to live freely…
- Antisense In molecular biology, the strand complementary to a coding sequence of a nucleic acid. Antisense DNA is the…
- PCL (posterior cruciate ligament) The knee joint is surrounded by a joint capsule with ligaments strapping the inside and outside of the joint…
- Fibulin 3 A protein that belongs to a family of extracellular proteins expressed in the basement membranes of blood…
- Larynx transplant A transplant of the larynx, or voicebox. This procedure permits a human-sounding voice with inflection…
- Vertebral compression fracture One of the last two ribs. A rib is said to be "vertebral" if it does not attach to the sternum (the breast…
- Scan, computerized tomography Pictures of structures within the body created by a computer that takes the data from multiple X-ray images…
- Cholangiogram A radiologic procedure used to look at the gallbladder and bile ducts. See also: Intravenous cholangiogram.