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Tabes dorsalis
Slowly progressive degeneration of the spinal cord that occurs in the tertiary (third) phase of syphilis a decade or more after originally contracting the infection. Among the terrible features of tabes dorsalis are lancinating…
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- National Institutes of Health (NIH) The clinical research facility of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in the U.S. As a national resource…
- Ductus A duct or walled passageway suitable for the conveyance of air or, more often in the body, liquids. The term…
- Polyclonal Derived from different cells. As opposed to monoclonal
- RNA, ribosomal A molecular component of a ribosome, the cell's essential protein factory. Ribosomal RNA (rRNA) fabricates…
- Antidepressant, MAOI Monoamine oxidase inhibitor (MAOI), one of a potent class of medications used to treat depression
- Scan, DXA See: DXA
- Zinc ointment A topical preparation containing zinc that is applied to protect the skin from irritation or sunburn. Zinc…
- Amyloidosis El ODYvAlign=top bgColor=#cccccc colSpan=2> vAlign=top width='100%' bgColor=#ffffff>Our Amyloidosis Main…
- Homosexuality Sexuality directed toward someone of the same sex
- Chronic myelogenous leukemia, juvenile See: Juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia
- Amini, Fariborz Iranian-born American psychiatrist (1930-2004), at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), known…