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Angiography, coronary
The most accurate method (the 'gold standard') for evaluating and defining coronary artery disease (CAD). Coronary angiography is used to identify the exact location and severity of CAD. During coronary angiography, a small catheter (a…
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Show more- Type 1 GM2-gangliosidosis See: Tay-Sachs disease
- Flatulent Pertaining to flatulence, the generation of excess gas in the intestinal tract. From the Latin flastus…
- DNA sequence, draft Sequence of a DNA with less accuracy than a finished sequence. In a draft sequence, some segments are missing…
- Hamartoma, hypothalamic A benign tumor of the hypothalamus, the area of the brain that controls body temperature, hunger, and thirst…
- Dermatitis and diarrhea, zinc deficiency Diarrhea, zinc deficiency:Among the consequences of zinc deficiency, dermatitis (skin inflammation) and…
- Biliary atresia Congenital absence or closure of the major bile ducts, the ducts that drain bile from the liver. Biliary…
- Fetal alcohol effects (FAE) A softer diagnosis than fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS). The diagnosis of possible FAE is considered when: 1…
- Dysgraphia A specific developmental disability that affects the person's ability to write. Problems may include…
- Gray A unit of absorbed radiation equal to the dose of one joule of energy absorbed per kilogram of matter, or 100…
- Center for Devices & Radiological Health Abbreviated CDRH. Part of the FDA (the US Food & Drug Administration)
- Heteromorphism Something different in form. Chromosome heteromorphisms are normal variations in the appearance of chromosomes
- Jadassohn-Lewandowski Syndrome This syndrome is a form of what is called elephant nails from birth (pachyonychia congenita). The…