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- Polyphenol A kind of chemical that (at least in theory) may protect against some common health problems and possibly…
- AAFP (American Academy of Family Physicians) >To provide responsible advocacy for and education of patients and the public in all health-related matters…
- Transport defect Within the body, many molecules are able to pass across the membranes that surround cells. These molecules…
- Pavlovian conditioning The Russian physiologist Ivan Petrovich Pavlov (1848-1936) conditioned dogs to respond in what proved to be a…
- Adenoids and Tonsils Adenoids and Tonsils: These celebrated structures (adenoids and tonsils) in the back of the throat are…
- Dementia complex, AIDS See: AIDS dementia complex
- Giant intestinal fluke Fasciolopsis buski. See: Fasciolopsis
- SAD A sore on a horse caused by an ill-fitting saddle. Also called a saddle sore.
- Enterocolitis, Crohn See: Crohn disease
- Atrial fibrillation Atrial fibrillation: Abnormal irregular heart rhythm with chaotic generation of electrical signals in the…
- Bellini duct carcinoma (BDC) A rare type of kidney cancer that begins in the duct of Bellini (a continuation of the collecting…