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Membranous glomerulonephritis
See: Membranous nephropathy
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- Acquired immunity Immunity acquired by infection or vaccination (active immunity) or by the transfer of antibody or lymphocytes…
- CWD Chronic wasting disease
- Drain, Penrose See: Penrose drain
- Designer estrogen An engineered drug that possesses some, but not all, of the actions of estrogen. Designer estrogens are…
- Hong Kong flu A pandemic of influenza A (H3N2) in 1968-69. This virus was first detected in Hong Kong in early 1968 and…
- Roundworm A type of parasitic worm that hatches in the intestines and lives there. The eggs of the roundworm usually…
- Lens, intraocular See: Intraocular lens
- Phospholipase An enzyme that catalyzes the splitting of a phospholipid molecule by the addition of water. Also called a…
- Inbreeding The mating of two closely related persons. Also called consanguinity.
- Failure, autonomic See: Autonomic failure