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- Xeno- (prefix) Foreign or other. As in: > >Xenoantigen -- An antigen that is found in more than one species. >Xenograft -- A…
- Central nervous system, spongy degeneration of the Also called Canavan disease, this is a severe progressive fatal inherited (genetic) disorder of the central…
- Thromboxane A2 The active type of thromboxane. Abbreviated TXA2
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