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Show more- Hypoosmolarity In biochemistry, an abnormal decrease in the osmolarity of the body fluids
- Bronchopulmonary dysplasia A chronic lung disease of babies, which most commonly develops in the first 4 weeks after birth and most…
- Medication, antifungal A drug used to treat fungal infections. Examples of antifungal drugs include miconazole (MONISTAT) and…
- Lyonization The inactivation of an X chromosome. One of the two X chromosomes in every cell in a female is randomly…
- Biopsy, brain See: Brain biopsy
- Reticulocyte A young red blood cell that usually remains in the bone marrow with only a few venturing out into the…
- APC (medication) Aspirin, phenacetin, and caffeine (a pill containing all three)
- Syndrome, irritable bowel (IBS) A common gastrointestinal disorder (also called spastic colitis, mucus colitis or nervous colon syndrome)…
- Deficiency, GALT Lack of the enzyme called GALT (galactose-1-phosphate uridyl transferase) which causes the genetic metabolic…
- Dioxin One of a number of poisonous petroleum-derived chemicals which are produced when herbicides (substances used…
- Chlorobenzylidenemalononitrile A riot control agent or 'tear gas.' See: Riot control agent poisoning
- Hct (hematocrit) Hematocrit): Abbreviation for hematocrit. The hematocrit is the proportion, by volume, of the blood that…