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A group of performance-based tests that measure the distance a patient walks in a defined time, e.g., 2 min, 6 min, and 12 min. Walk tests measure the functional level of patients suffering from a wide range of cardiac, respiratory, neurological, and musculoskeletal conditions.  

In military medicine, an ambulatory case.  

A complex device that enables patients with spinal injuries resulting in paralysis of the legs to walk. The device uses computer-controlled electrical stimulation to muscles so that walking may be accomplished. Each of these devices is made esp. for each patient, and their use is experimental.  

A welt; a raised ridge on the skin or on the epithelial lining of an organ.  

A sweat gland of the eyelids; usually found most prominently in the lower lid margin.  

Osteochondritis deformans juvenilis.  

The transformations involved in the breakdown or resynthesis of rhodopsin.  

Any relatively simple laboratory test (such as a fecal occult blood test) that is permitted under the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLLA) of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to be performed without special laboratory certification, inspection, or proficiency testing.  

A child who is protected by governmental agencies and made ready for adoption after abandonment, abuse, or neglect in his or her home. Also known as a special needs child.