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Sweat chloride test
Sweat chloride test: A test for cystic fibrosis. See: Sweat test.
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- Brain, water on the See: Water on the brain
- ART (antiretroviral therapy) Treatment that suppresses or stops a retrovirus. One of the retrovirus is the human immunodeficiency virus…
- Position, anatomical See: Anatomical position
- VCU Voiding cystourethrography. Or voiding cystourethrogram
- Disease, guinea worm See: Guinea worm disease
- Raw egg Uncooked, unpasteurized egg. Salmonella enteritidis, a harmful bacterium, can be transmitted from infected…
- Nonagenarian Someone in his or her ninties, that is, between 90 and 99 years of age. See also: Age by decade
- Emergency supplies kit An infectious disease that has newly appeared in a population or that has been known for some time but is…
- Cardiopulmonary resuscitation The circulatory system comprising the heart and blood vessels which carries nutrients and oxygen to the…
- Vision, peripheral See: Peripheral vision
- Thanatology The study of death and dying, including the medical, psychological, and sociologic aspects of it. Each…