OAE stands for (Otoacoustic emission test). OAE is an abbreviation for “otoacoustic emission test” which measures an acoustic response that is produced by the inner ear (cochlea), which in essence bounces back out of the ear in response to a sound stimulus. The test is performed by placing a small probe that contains a microphone …

An after-product of insulin during its production period while being made in the pancreas. A measurement of the C-peptide level is an accurate gauge of how much insulin is being produced in the human body.

The vaccines available for vaccination against polio OPV (oral polio vaccine) and IPV (inactivated polio vaccine). OPV remains the most practical for most children. As its name suggests, is administered orally. IPV or inactivated polio vaccine is given as a shot in the arm or leg. Infants and children should receive four doses of OPV. …

Corresponding structure along with position and origin, etc. Like the feathers of a bird and fish scales, the antigen and antibody specific allelic chromosomes.

A sex chromosome in certain animals, such as chickens, turkeys, and moths. In humans, males are XY and females XX, but in animals with a Z chromosome, males are ZZ and females are WZ.

A cell that the body makes to help fight off infections. There are several variations of white blood cells (leukocytes). The most common are the lymphocytes and neutrophils (also known as polymorphonuclear leukocytes, PMNs, or “polygons”).

A kidney disease, causing inflammation of the glomeruli (the kidney that filters the blood). Conditions that may cause glomerulonephritis include post-streptococcal disease (angina), lupus, syphilis, bacterial endocarditis, membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis, sepsis, vasculitis, Goodpasture’s syndrome, typhoid fever, Henoch-Schoenlein purpura, hepatitis or viral infection (eg mumps, measles, mononucleosis) or others.

G stands for guanine, one member of the base pair G-C (guanine-cytosine) in the DNA. The other base pair in the DNA is A-T (adenine-thymine). Each base pair forms a “rung of the DNA ladder.” A DNA nucleotide is made of a molecule of sugar, a molecule of phosphoric acid, and a molecule called a …

The long arm of a chromosome. All human chromosomes have 2 arms — a short arm and a long arm — that are separated from each other only by the centromere, the point at which the chromosome is attached to the spindle during cell division. By international convention, the short arm is termed the “p …

A nucleotide base and one member of the A-U (adenine-uracil) base pair in RNA. The other base pair in RNA is G-C (guanine-cytosine). Uracil takes the place in RNA that thymine (T) occupies in DNA.