Category: Q

The term is generally used in the laboratory, to describe a specimen that is of adequate size or quantity to allow examination or analysis.  

Terminology used for laboratory specimens submitted in an amount too small to be examined; the report is labeled QNS and returned.  

A noninvasive radiologic procedure that measures the flow of blood through the heart and lungs; it can be used as a screening test in healthy patients or for those with heart disease or other conditions.  

A new technique used to screen patients for alcoholism, to test for liver disease, and to distinguish alcoholic liver disease from other types of liver problems. The method consists of applying a specific statistic analysis technique to the results of 25 laboratory tests routinely obtained during hospitalization.  

Muscle group of the anterior thigh that extends the leg; composed of recta femoris, vastus intermedius, vastus lateralis, and vastus medialis. Situated at the anterior region of each thigh, there exists a group of four muscles known as the quadriceps. These muscular structures play a pivotal role in extending the knee joint and are actively…

Woman who has given birth to a viable infant after each of five pregnancies. A woman who has had five pregnancies that have continued beyond the 20th week of gestation. A woman who has given birth to five children or is currently in her fifth labor.  

Anthelmintic and antimalarial used to treat certain worm infestations (e.g., cestodiasis) and malaria. Adverse effects include skin eruptions, nausea, vomiting, jaundice, liver dysfunction, and aplastic anemia.  

Swelling of the capsule surrounding a bacterium after it is exposed to specific antibodies or antisera; the reaction forms the basis of some tests to identify microorganisms. A reaction in which antibodies against the bacterium Streptococcus pneumoniae combine with the bacterial capsule, which becomes swollen and visible to light microscopy. The swelling of capsules of…

One of two types of elementary particles (the other is leptons), incapable of independent existence, that combine to form particles such as protons and neutrons. Involved in strong interactions between particles.  

Woman who has given birth to a viable infant after each of four pregnancies. A woman who has been pregnant at least four times and who has given birth to an infant capable of survival after each of four pregnancies. A woman who has had four pregnancies that have continued beyond the 20th week of…