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Zone Diet
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- Antimicrobial agent A general term for drugs, chemicals, or other substances that either kill or slow the growth of microbes…
- Aicardi syndrome A genetic disorder characterized by the partial or complete agenesis of the corpus callosum (the structure…
- White-footed mouse A rodent capable of carrying the types of hantavirus that cause HPS (hantavirus pulmonary syndrome) in the…
- Resistance, aspirin See: Aspirin resistance
- Lassitude Weakness, weariness, listlessness, exhaustion, lethargy. For example, the patient complained of lassitude…
- Cubitus valgus A deformity of the elbow resulting in an increased carrying angle (so that, with the arm extended at the side…
- Eicosapentaenoic acid One of the principal omega-3 fatty acids. Abbreviated EPA. The body has a limited ability to manufacture EPA…
- C2 (cervical vertebra) C2 is the symbol for the second cervical vertebra, which is also called the axis. It is so-named because the…
- Onychomycosis, proximal white subungual The rarest form of fungus infection of the finger or toenail. (Fungus infection of the finger or toenail is…