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Negative calorie diet
The Negative calorie diet is a weight loss concept based upon the premise that consumption of foods with a 'negative caloric effect' (meaning that the calories burned by chewing, digesting, and eliminating the food are greater than those…
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Show more- Stromal Pertaining to the stroma of an organ. See: Stroma
- Canavan disease Canavan disease: A severe progressive inherited (genetic) disorder of the central nervous system (CNS). The…
- Lactation The process of milk production. Human milk is secreted by the mammary glands, which are located within the…
- Myc- The plural of mycelium.
- Menopause, surgical Menopause, surgical: Surgical menopause is, not unexpectedly, menopause induced by surgery. Surgical…
- Food insecure When people must live with hunger and fear starvation
- ALS7 See: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 7
- P in biochemistry The abbreviation for protein. For example, p53 is a protein (53 kilodaltons in size).
- Disease names See: Disease nomenclature
- Hair loss Hair loss: Hair loss is the thinning of hair on the scalp. The medical term for hair loss is alopecia…
- Amazia A condition wherein the breast tissue is absent, but the nipple is present. Amazia typically is a result of…
- Keratosis A localized horny overgrowth of the upper layer of skin such as a callus or wart. Among the common forms of…