Glossary
BioScience.com.pk try the best to avoid the use of medical terms that could make it more difficult to understand the information on this website. Still, there are a number of terms that can't be avoided and that are useful to know because they are so often used by the doctors, nurses, and other medical professionals with whom you might speak. The list below includes the terms used on BioScience.com.pk for which we have provided definitions.
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Apheresis | Process of removing a specific component from blood, such as platelets or white blood cells, and returning the remaining components to the donor; allows for more of one particular component to be collected than could be separated from a unit of whole blood |
| Apnea | Short pauses or cessations in breathing |
| Apoprotein | |
| Arrhythmia | Changes in the rhythm of heartbeats or in the strength of heart contractions |
| Ascites | Fluid buildup in the peritoneal (abdominal) cavity |
| Aspiration | Use of suction to take liquids, gases, or cells from a body cavity or area, as in aspiration biopsy |
| Assay | Procedure used to detect or measure a substance or reaction; test |
| Asymptomatic | Without symptoms. |
| Atherosclerosis | Common disorder of the arteries in which deposits consisting mostly of cholesterol and lipids form on the inner arterial wall. As a result, the vessels become nonelastic and narrowed, leading to decreased blood flow. One of the most important examples is coronary artery disease. |
| Atrial Fibrillation | Condition characterized by an irregular, often rapid, heart rhythm |
| Auer Bodies | |
| Auer Rods | Also known as: Auer Bodies |
| Autoimmunity |
