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A blood test done to screen for coagulation (blood clotting) disorders, and to determine the adequacy of various clotting factors. laboratory test used to measure the intrinsic pathway of coagulation. In health, the APTT is about 16 to 40 sec, depending on the laboratory methods used. Prolonged PTT may indicate cirrhosis of the liver, disseminated…

An enzyme that is primarily present in the prostate gland. Smaller amounts are found in blood cells and constituents, bone, and other body organs. Elevated levels may signify prostate cancer and various other diseases. A phosphatase whose optimum pH is between 4.0 and 5.4. It is present in kidney, semen, serum, and prostate gland, and…

A ketone body produced by metabolic disease or disturbance; also known as diacetic acid. An organic acid produced in large amounts by the liver under metabolic conditions associated with a high rate of fatty acid oxidation (for example, in starvation). The acetoacetic acid thus formed is subsequently converted to acetone and excreted. A ketone body,…

A diagnostic procedure done on a person’s wrist or spine to determine bone density. Low bone density may indicate bone diseases such as osteoporosis. The measurement of the dissipation of x-rays as they pass through substances (e.g., body tissues).  

An X-ray study of the abdominal aorta and nearby blood vessels after either injection of contrast medium directly into the aorta or various other injection techniques.  

A condition where the conjunctiva tissue extends across the cornea of the eye.  

Mental confusion associated with gross sedation and brain disorders.  

Lymphatic structures that collect chyme in the area below the shoulder and armpit.  

Region below the junction of the shoulder joint; armpit.  

Characteristic of few or no blood vessels. Lacking blood vessels or having a poor blood supply. The term is usually used with reference to cartilage. Without a blood supply. Avascular necrosis is the death of a tissue because the blood supply has been cut off. Lacking in blood vessels or having a poor blood supply,…