Albumin

A small protein in blood that acts like a ?sponge? to keep fluid within the blood vessels. If albumin is low, fluid leaks out of the blood vessels and causes edema.... ↪ Read more

 

Alanine aminotransferase Abrev ALT (SALT)

Also known as serum alanine aminotransferase (SALT). An enzyme found in hepatocytes (liver cells) released with cellular injury including cellular hypoxia.... ↪ Read more

 

AIDS defining diseases

If a person is HIV+ and is diagnoses with one of several disease conditions, by definition the person has AIDS. Included among the AIDS defining diseases are several zoonotic diseases (toxoplasmosis, cryptosporidiosis).... ↪ Read more

 

Agonist

A drug which when attached to a receptor causes an effect.... ↪ Read more

 

Age specific data base

The minimum amount of information that is planned to be collected on all patients of a certain age; for example pediatric or geriatric databases.... ↪ Read more

 

Aerobic bacteria

Bacteria that grow only when oxygen is present.... ↪ Read more

 

Adverse reaction to food

An abnormal clinical response attributed to an ingested food or food product.... ↪ Read more

 

Adverse event

Any undesirable occurrence, either injury or death, following the use of an immunobiological product... ↪ Read more

 

Adrenaline

Also known as epinephrine. A hormone that stimulates the heart and increases blood pressure.... ↪ Read more

 

Adrenal gland

A gland located close to the kidneys that produces several hormones including cortisol.... ↪ Read more

 

Adnexa

Structures bound to the skin such as sebaceous and apocrine glands.... ↪ Read more

 

Adjuvants

Aluminum derivatives that are added to killed vaccines to generate more of an immune response than the killed vaccine alone would.... ↪ Read more

 

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