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Angiotensin receptor blocker
See: Angiotensin II receptor blocker
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- Pseudorubella Synonymous with Roseola infantum, a viral disease of infants sudden onset of high fever which lasts several…
- Adenine (A) One member of the A-T (adenine-thymine) base pair in DNA. The other base pair in DNA is G-C…
- Cloning, DNA The use of DNA manipulation procedures to produce multiple copies of a single gene or segment of DNA
- Amer College of Ob and Gyn (ACOG) Gynecologists (ACOG): The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists is an organization concerned…
- Cancer, oral Cancer of the mouth area. A sore in the mouth that does not heal can be a warning sign of oral cancer. A…
- Paraquat lung Lung disease caused by the contact herbicide paraquat which selectively accumulates in the lungs and is…
- Genetic transport defect Within the body, many molecules are able to pass across the membranes that surround cells. These molecules…
- Drug-transporter gene See: Gene, transporter
- Jennerian method The production of immunity to a disease by inoculation of an attenuated form of the virus causing the…
- Cadmium A metallic element whose salts are toxic and cause cancer. Cadmium and cadmium compounds were upgraded in…
- CHARGE syndrome See: CHARGE association