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  2. Air displacement plethysmography - Wikipedia

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    Air displacement plethysmography (ADP, also known as whole-body air displacement plethysmography) is a recognized and scientifically validated densitometric method to measure human body composition. ADP is based on the same principles as the gold standard method of hydrostatic weighing , but through a densitometric technique that uses air ...

  3. Autoimmune progesterone dermatitis - Wikipedia

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    Autoimmune progesterone dermatitis (APD) occurs during the luteal phase of a woman's menstrual cycle and is an uncommon cyclic premenstrual reaction to progesterone. It can present itself in several ways, including eczema , erythema multiforme , urticaria , angioedema , and progesterone-induced anaphylaxis . [ 2 ]

  4. Composition of the human body - Wikipedia

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    Parts-per-million cube of relative abundance by mass of elements in an average adult human body down to 1 ppm. About 99% of the mass of the human body is made up of six elements: oxygen, carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, calcium, and phosphorus. Only about 0.85% is composed of another five elements: potassium, sulfur, sodium, chlorine, and magnesium ...

  5. APD - Wikipedia

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    APD, National Rail code for Appledore (Kent) railway station; APD-40, a stretch of highway near Cleveland, Tennessee; A designation for highways that are part of the Appalachian Development Highway System (ADHS). Association de la paix par le droit, a French pacifist organisation; Avalanche photodiode, a device for counting photons

  6. Auditory processing disorder - Wikipedia

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    Auditory processing disorder (APD), rarely known as King-Kopetzky syndrome, is a neurodevelopmental disorder affecting the way the brain processes sounds. [2] Individuals with APD usually have normal structure and function of the ear, but cannot process the information they hear in the same way as others do, which leads to difficulties in recognizing and interpreting sounds, especially the ...

  7. Talk:Auditory processing disorder - Wikipedia

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    Auditory processing disorder (APD) is about having problems processing what you hear, or having listening problems. APD is the listening disability dolfrog 17:38, 24 April 2010 (UTC) And the listening problems described for cognitive reasosns are the result of having APD dolfrog 16:15, 5 May 2010 (UTC) Not worth merging.

  8. Exercise physiology - Wikipedia

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    The effect of training on the body has been defined as the reaction to the adaptive responses of the body arising from exercise [3] or as "an elevation of metabolism produced by exercise". [4] Exercise physiologists study the effect of exercise on pathology, and the mechanisms by which exercise can reduce or reverse disease progression.

  9. Pituitary apoplexy - Wikipedia

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    The initial symptoms of pituitary apoplexy are related to the increased pressure in and around the pituitary gland. The most common symptom, in over 95% of cases, is a sudden-onset headache located behind the eyes or around the temples.