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Artemisinin
An antimalarial agent extracted from the dry leaves of the Chinese herb Artemsisia annua (qinghaosu or sweet wormwood). This plant is grown each year starting from seed and only yields artemesinin under specific agricultural and…
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Show more- Giant hypertrophic gastritis A premalignant disorder of the stomach characterized by overgrowth of the stomach lining (the gastric mucosa)…
- Esophagus The tube that connects the pharynx (throat) with the stomach. The esophagus lies between the trachea…
- Antitoxin An antibody capable of destroying microorganisms including viruses and bacteria. An antitoxin provides…
- Cripple 1. A person who is lame or disabled. 2. To maim or disable a person. The word 'cripple' is a medically…
- Severe acute respiratory syndrome Severe acute respiratory syndrome: A severe form of pneumonia. Abbreviated SARS. A term applied to outbreaks…
- Myelofibrosis Fibrosis (spontaneous scarring) of the bone marrow. This can be associated with a variety of diseases…
- Corneal topography Also known as videokeratography or corneal mapping, corneal topography is a method of computer-assisted…
- DSS1 Or Dss1. A small protein important to the process of error-free DNA repair by recombination
- Polymorphism A variation in the DNA that is too common to be due merely to new mutation. A polymorphism must have a…
- Under the weather Colloquial expression for sick or ill as, for example, to be under the weather with the flu. The phrase…
- Tissue, lymphoid A part of the body's immune system that helps protect it from bacteria and other foreign entities. Lymphoid…
- Vater, ampulla of See: Ampulla of Vater