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Gastric ulcer
A hole in the lining of the stomach corroded by the acidic digestive juices which are secreted by the stomach cells. Ulcer formation is related to H. pyloridus bacteria in the stomach, anti-inflammatory medications, and smoking cigarettes…
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- Lymphatics Small thin channels similar to blood vessels that do not carry blood, but collect and carry tissue fluid…
- Taint To poison, infect, or spoil
- Atherosclerotic Pertaining to atherosclerosis, the process of progressive thickening and hardening of the walls of arteries…
- Klinefelter syndrome Klinefelter syndrome: A chromosome condition in boys and men that is usually due to 47 chromosomes with XXY…
- Flutter Flutter is a rapid vibration or pulsation. The difference between flutter and fibrillation is that flutter is…
- HUGO Acronym for the Human Genome Organisation, the international organization of scientists involved in the Human…
- Gonadotropin Hormones that are secreted by the pituitary gland, and that affect the function of the male or female gonads…
- Colon cancer family history A family history of colorectal cancer (CRC). First-degree relatives of people with CRC are themselves at a 2…
- Immunosuppressive agent A medication that slows or halts immune system activity. Immunosuppressive agents may be given to prevent the…
- Athymic mouse A laboratory mouse lacking a thymus gland. Athymic mice have no T cells and useful in research because they…
- Marinesco-Sjogren syndrome Syndrome: A genetic disorder characterized by very small stature, cerebellar ataxia (wobbliness), cataracts…