malaria – a parasite infection of red blood cells.
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portal hypertension – increased blood pressure (hypertension) in the vein carrying blood to the liver.
IQR (inter-quartile range) – when using (median) average, the IQR gives an indication of the spread or range of results. Each quartile (1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th) represents 25% of the results. The IQR represents the middle 50% of the results. See also range.
hepatic – relating to the liver, ie hepatitis = liver inflamation, hepatocyte = liver cell etc.