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Diabetic nephropathy
The kidney disease associated with long-standing diabetes. Diabetic nephropathy is also called Kimmelstiel-Wilson disease (or Kimmelstiel-Wilson syndrome) or intercapillary glomerulonephritis. Diabetic nephropathy typically affects the…
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- Gray matter The cortex of the brain which contains nerve cell bodies. The gray matter is in contrast to the white matter…
- Vision, tunnel See: Tunnel vision
- Hypertrophic hypoproteinemic gastropathy See: Giant hypertrophic gastritis
- Toco- Prefix meaning childbirth. For example, tocolysis is the slowing or halting of labor. Sometimes spelled tok-…
- Hyperostosis Overgrowth of bone. Hyperostosis is a nonspecific term that does not refer to any particular condition
- Coprophobia An abnormal and persistent fear of feces (bowel waste). Sufferers of coprophobia experience anxiety even…
- Dermicidin A potent anti-infective agent that is a natural component of sweat. The first antimicrobial agent found that…
- Analog In biochemistry, a substance that is similar, but not identical, to another
- Nipah virus A virus that infects pigs and people in whom it causes a sometimes fatal form of viral encephalitis (brain…
- Hormone, antidiuretic (ADH) A relatively small (peptide) molecule that is released by the pituitary gland at the base of the brain after…
- Antrum A general term for cavity or chamber which may have specific meaning in reference certain organs or sites in…