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Somatostatin
A hormone widely distributed throughout the body, especially in the hypothalamus and pancreas, that acts as an important regulator of endocrine and nervous system function by inhibiting the secretion of several other hormones such as…
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- Nerve, facial The facial nerve is the seventh cranial nerve. It is a mixed nerve that has fibers both going out and coming…
- Nonsense codon See: Stop codon
- Antifungal medication A drug used to treat fungal infections. Examples of antifungal drugs include miconazole (MONISTAT) and…
- Low placenta Location of the placenta in the lower part of the uterus (womb) so that the placenta partially or completely…
- Sleep-disordered breathing A condition characterized by repeated episodes of hypopnea (underbreathing) and apnea (not breathing) during…
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- Bone, thigh The thigh bone in anatomy is called the 'femur.' Whichever term -- thigh bone or femur -- you care to use, it…
- Osteitis deformans Better known today as Paget disease, this is a chronic bone disorder that typically results in enlarged…
- Polonies See: Polony
- Sphingomyelinase deficiency Also called Niemann-Pick disease, this is a disorder of the metabolism of a lipid (fat) called sphingomyelin…