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Autotransplant
The process of transplanting tissue from one part of the body to another in the same individual. The transplanted tissue is termed an autotransplant or an autograft. Ovarian autotransplantation has been done to the upper arm to protect the…
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Show more- Abdominal cavity The cavity within the abdomen, the space between the abdominal wall and the spine. The abdominal cavity is…
- Goitrogenic foods Goitrogenic are foods that can affect thyroid function by inhibiting synthesis of thyroid hormones, resulting…
- Exercise, passive Movement of the body, usually of the limbs, without effort by the patient. The patient is passive
- Cranial nerve, twelfth See: Twelfth cranial nerve
- Kinome A subset of the genome consisting of the protein kinase genes. The complete complement of over 500 protein…
- Dannie Abse See: Abse, Dannie
- Colitis, mucus A common gastrointestinal disorder involving an abnormal condition of gut contractions (motility)…
- UDP-glucuronosyltransferase A liver enzyme essential to the disposal of bilirubin (the chemical that results from the normal breakdown of…
- Mycotoxin A toxin produced by a fungus. A mycotoxin may be formed when grains or some other products become moldy. From…
- Tic A repetitive movement that is difficult, if not impossible, to control. Tics can affect any group of muscles…
- Pneumothorax Pneumothorax: Free air in the chest outside the lung. Pneumothorax can occur spontaneously ('out of the…
- Heart, left The heart is composed functionally of two hearts - the right heart and the left heart. The left heart…