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Tandem mass spectrometry
An instrument used in medical laboratories consisting of two mass spectrometers in series connected by a chamber known as a collision cell. The sample to be examined is essentially sorted and weighed in the first mass spectrometer, then…
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Show more- Membrane, epiretinal See: Macular pucker
- OBS 1. Organic brain syndrome.2. Obstetricians, in the plural
- Skeletal muscle One of three types of muscle tissue in the body (skeletal, smooth, cardiac) which represents the majority of…
- Hurricane A regionally specific name for a strong tropical cyclone. The term hurricane applies in the North Atlantic…
- Brachial palsy See: Brachial plexus palsy
- PLGF Placental growth factor
- Tendonopathy Any disease or dysfunction of a tendon, The form of tendonopathy is named for the affected tendon, as in…
- Yellow enzymes A group of respiratory enzymes that catalyze reactions in the body permitting cells to respire, to breath…
- Branched-chain ketoaciduria See: Maple syrup urine disease
- Syncope The temporary loss of consciousness upon coughing. Syncope is the temporary loss of consciousness or, in…
- Erythema multiforme See: Stevens-Johnson syndrome.
- Antero- Prefix signifying before, earlier, front. From the Latin anterior meaning before