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Phosphatase, acid
Acid phosphatase is an enzyme that works under acid conditions and is made in the liver, spleen, bone marrow and the prostate gland. Abnormally high serum levels of the enzyme may, for example, indicate prostate disease (infection, injury…
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Show more- Inspissate To thicken. Inspissated bile is thickened bile
- Retinoschisis, X-linked See: Juvenile retinoschisis
- Percutaneous Through the skin, as in a percutaneous biopsy
- Disease, Raynaud A condition resulting in skin discoloration of the fingers and/or toes when a person is exposed to changes in…
- True cramp A cramp that involves part or all of a single muscle or group of muscles that usually act together such as…
- Autosomal dominant hereditary spastic paraplegia A degenerative disorder of nerves with progressive spasticity of the legs. Abbreviated as AD-HSP. Spasticity…
- Lithotripsy, extracorporeal shock wave See: Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy
- School, medical See: Medical school
- Bones of the trunk The bones of the human trunk, 51 bones in all, consisting of 26 vertebrae, 24 ribs and the sternum. The 26…
- Hematology-oncology The diagnosis, treatment and prevention of blood diseases (hematology) and cancer (oncology) and research…
- UBT Urea breath test
- Sever condition Sever condition: Inflammation of the growth plate of the calcaneus, the bone at the back of the heel. The…