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  1. MCV (Mean Corpuscular Volume): MedlinePlus Medical Test 
    MCV (Mean Corpuscular Volume) What is an MCV Blood Test? MCV stands for mean corpuscular volume. An MCV blood ... symptoms go away quickly. What do the results mean? An MCV test alone cannot diagnose any disease. ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/lab-tests/mcv-mean-corpuscular-volume - Medical Tests
  2. What do the results of genetic tests mean?: MedlinePlus Genetics 
    ... test that was done. A positive test result means that the laboratory found a change in a ... the person is unaffected. A negative test result means that the laboratory did not find a change ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../testing/interpretingresults - Genetics
  3. What does it mean to have a genetic predisposition to a disease?: MedlinePlus Genetics 
    A genetic predisposition (sometimes also called genetic susceptibility) is an increased likelihood of developing a particular disease based on a person' ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../mutationsanddisorders/predisposition - Genetics
  4. What does it mean to have Neanderthal or Denisovan DNA?: MedlinePlus Genetics 
    Several direct-to-consumer genetic testing companies report how much DNA a person has inherited from prehistoric humans, such as Neanderthals and Denisovans. ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../dtcgenetictesting/neanderthaldna - Genetics
  5. What do the results of direct-to-consumer genetic testing mean?: MedlinePlus Genetics 
    ... a result showing an increased risk does not mean you will definitely develop the disease, and a result showing a reduced risk does not mean you will never develop the disease. The results ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../dtcgenetictesting/dtcresults - Genetics
  6. What does it mean if a disorder seems to run in my family?: MedlinePlus Genetics 
    A particular disorder might be described as “running in a family” if more than one person in the family has the condition. Some disorders that affect multiple ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../understanding/inheritance/runsinfamily - Genetics
  7. What do geneticists mean by anticipation?: MedlinePlus Genetics 
    The signs and symptoms of some genetic conditions tend to become more severe and appear at an earlier age as the disorder is passed from one generation to ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../understanding/inheritance/anticipation - Genetics
  8. RBC indices 
    ... 24th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier; 2022:chap 33. Means RT. Approach to the anemias. In: Goldman L, ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003648.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  9. Bone Mineral Density Tests: What the Numbers Mean From the National Institutes of Health (National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)  
    Osteoporosis/Diagnosis and Tests ... Osteoporosis ... Fractures/Prevention and Risk Factors ... Fractures ... Bone Density/Start Here ... Bone Density ... National Institute of Arthritis ...
    https://www.niams.nih.gov/...mineral-density-tests-what-numbers-mean - External Health Links
  10. Heart Failure (National Library of Medicine)  
    What is heart failure? Heart failure means that your heart can't pump enough oxygen-rich blood to meet your body's needs. Heart failure doesn't mean that your ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/heartfailure.html - Health Topics
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