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Show more- Ankylosis Stiffness or, more often, fusion of a joint. From the Greek ankylsis, meaning stiffening of a joint
- Cardiology The study and treatment of heart disorders
- Swallower In the drug trade, an individual used as a drug courier. Also called a body packer. See: Body packer
- Reticulocyte count The number of reticulocytes (young red blood cells) circulating in blood, usually less than 1% of the total…
- Beta agonist See: Beta-agonist
- Fever, typhoid See: Typhoid fever
- Poisoning, alcohol A condition in which a toxic amount of alcohol (ethanol, ethyl alcohol) has been drunk, usually in a short…
- Tumor marker, NSE Neuron-specific enolase (NSE) is a substance that has been detected in patients with certain tumors, namely…
- Spondylolysis The breaking down (dissolution) of a portion of a bony building block of the spine (a vertebra). The portion…
- Precocious puberty Precocious puberty is the unusually early development of secondary sexual features. The onset of sexual…
- Monocyte chemotactic protein-1 See: MPC1
- Tympanic 1. Pertaining to the tympanum (the eardrum).2. Pertaining to the tympanic cavity.3. Bell-like or resonant