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Miller's lung
A type of allergic inflammation of the lungs (hypersensitivity pneumonitis) in people who are hypersensitive to the granary weevil (the wheat weevil or Sitophilus granarius). People who work with grains or flours contaminated with this…
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- PCA Commonly used abbreviation for patient-controlled analgesia. Analgesia simply means relief of pain. PCA is a…
- FAS gene A gene that encodes one of several proteins important to apoptosis, the normal process through which cells…
- Labyrinthitis Inflammation of the labyrinth, the system of intercommunicating canals and cavities within the inner ear…
- Q.h. (on prescription) Abbreviation for 'every hour.' On a prescription or doctor's hospital orders, q.h. means every hour. Also…
- ThinPrep Pap test A modified Pap test technique designed to reduce some of the technical problems inherent in the traditional…
- Spermatogonial stem cell See: Sperm stem cell
- Cardiologist A doctor who specializes in treating heart disorders
- Watermelon stomach Parallel red sores in the stomach that look like the stripes on a watermelon. Frequently seen with cirrhosis…
- Italian disease Syphilis. Depending upon someone's thoughts as to where the disease came from, syphilis was also known as the…
- Exercise treadmill test A test (sometimes simply called a treadmill test or exercise test) in which a continuous electrocardiogram…
- Vitamin B12 A vitamin important for the normal formation of red blood cells and the health of the nerve tissues…