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Open-label
A term used to describe the situation when both the researcher and the participant in a research study know the treatment the participant is receiving. Open-label is the opposite of double-blind when neither the researcher nor the…
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Show more- Audiology The study of hearing.
- Channelopathy A disease involving dysfunction of an ion channel. Channelopathies are known that involve the ion channels…
- Disease, Marburg Despite its seeming lack of gender, this term is applied to women only. PID refers exclusively to ascending…
- CBER Center for Biologics Evaluation & Research: Part of the FDA (the US Food & Drug Administration)
- Aorta, abdominal The abdominal aorta is the final section of the aorta, the largest artery in the body. It is a continuation…
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- Splenic vein A vein formed by the union of several small veins that return blood from the stomach, pancreas and spleen…
- Thrombin A key clot promoter, thrombin is an enzyme that presides over the conversion of a substance called fibrinogen…
- AP (anteroposterior) In anatomy, AP stands for anteroposterior: from front-to-back. For example, an AP X-ray of the chest is taken…
- Dialysis Dialysis: The process of cleansing the blood by passing it through a special machine. Dialysis is necessary…
- Diaphragmatic hernia Hernia: Passage of a loop of bowel through the diaphragm muscle. This type of hernia occurs as the bowel from…
- OMS (World Health Organization) In medicine, the person who is ready to respond, the one on duty. As in "Who is the doctor on call this…