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PCRsee below for polymerase chain reaction. SIMILAR TERMS-------------------------------------- PREVIOUS AND NEXT TERMS-------------------------------------- Physiatrist A physician trained in rehabilitative medicine. Physical therapist An individual trained to assist people in restoring muscle function. Pancytopenia Pronounced reduction in the number of erythrocytes, all types of white blood cells, and the blood platelets in the circulating blood. Parasitemia The presence of parasites in the circulating blood; used especially with reference to malarial and other protozoan forms, and microfilariae. Passive immunity Providing temporary protection from disease through the administration of exogenously produced antibody (i.e., transplacental transmission of antibodies to the fetus or the injection of immune globulin for specific preventive purposes). PCR Perivascular Surrounding a blood or lymph vessel. Petechia, pl. petechiae Minute hemorrhagic spots, of pinpoint to pinhead size, in the skin, which are not blanched by pressure. Pharyngeal Relating to the pharynx. Phosgene Carbonyl chloride; a colorless liquid below 8.2°C, but an extremely poisonous gas at ordinary temperatures; it is an insidious gas, since it is not immediately irritating, even when fatal concentrations are inhaled. Polymerase chain reaction An in vitro method for enzymatically synthesizing and amplifying defined sequences of DNA in molecular biology. Can be used for improving DNA-based diagnostic procedures for identifying unknown BW agents. We thank you for using the Medical Glossary to search for PCR. If you have a better definition for PCR than the one presented here, please let us know by making use of the suggest a term option. This definition of PCR may be disputed by other professionals. Our attempt is to provide easy definitions on PCR and any other medical topic for the public at large.
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