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- Map, cytogenetic A genetic term referring to the visual appearance of a chromosome when stained and examined under a…
- Sumycin See: Tetracycline
- Glycoprotein A molecule that consists of a carbohydrate plus a protein. Glycoproteins play essential roles in the body…
- Reaction, hibernation See: SAD
- Respiratory distress syndrome, acute Better known as ARDS. See: ARDS
- Brain swelling See: Cerebral edema
- Disease, Fong See Nail-patella syndrome
- Epilepsy, Jacksonian Epilepsy, Jacksonian:A brief alteration in movement, sensation or nerve function caused by abnormal…
- Beta-agonist A bronchodilator medicine that opens the airways by relaxing the muscles around the airways that may tighten…
- Pituitary 1. As an adjective, pertaining to the pituitary gland or its hormonal secretions. 2. As a noun, the pituitary…