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Cyclic citrullinated peptide antibody
See: Citrulline antibody
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Show more- T cell, peripheral A T cell found in the peripheral blood rather than in the lymphatic system.
- Joint, ball-and-socket A ball-and-socket joint is one in which the round end of a bone fits into the cavity of another bone. The hip…
- Placenta, supernumerary A succenturiate or accessory placenta
- Pulse, cannonball See: Pulse, water hammer
- Lumpectomy The surgical removal of a small tumor (a lump) which may or may not be benign (or malignant). Lumpectomy has…
- Phlebotomist A person who draws blood.
- Nonlymphocytic leukemia, acute Leukemia, acute: Abbreviated ANLL. More commonly called acute myeloid leukemia (AML). A quickly progressive…
- Test, fecal occult blood Fecal occult blood: A test to check for hidden blood in the feces, the stool
- Labor, false Intermittent non-productive muscular contractions of the womb (uterus) during pregnancy, most commonly in the…
- Epiglottitis, acute A very rapidly progressive infection causing inflammation of the epiglottis (the flap that covers the…
- Akinetic Without movement (or without much movement). A term used in neurology to denote the absence (or poverty) of…
- Primitive neuroectodermal tumor One of a remarkable group of tumors that originate in cells from the primitive neural crest and share the…