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Biochemical aspirin resistance
The inability of aspirin to produce an anticipated effect on one or more tests of platelet function, such as inhibiting the biosynthesis of thromboxane, inhibiting platelet aggregation, and causing a prolongation of the bleeding time. The…
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- Body cell mass The total mass of all the cellular elements in the body which constitute all the metabolically active tissue…
- Pelvic Having to do with the pelvis, the lower part of the abdomen, located between the hip bones
- Lung cancer, familial Lung cancer that recurs in families. Lung cancer can occur sporadically in people with no known family…
- Seven day diet The Seven day diet is any weight loss plan designed to be followed for seven days at a time. There are many…
- Reportable disease A disease that must be reported to federal, state, or local health officials when diagnosed. Reportable…
- Short bowel syndrome A condition due to loss of half or more of their small intestine removed because of surgical removal or…
- Syndrome, Wolff-Parkinson-White A condition caused by an abnormality in the electrical system of the heart which normally tells the heart…
- Node, atrioventricular The atrioventricular (AV) node is an electrical relay station between the atria (the upper) and the…