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Breast cancer gene
One of the genes that contributes to breast cancer. See also: BRCA breast cancer gene
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- Distention The state of being distended, enlarged, swollen from internal pressure. For example, on inhalation there is…
- Nat'l Institute of Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Y Diseases (NIDDK): One of the National Institutes of Health in the U.S., the NIDDK has a multisystem name…
- Primary atelectasis Failure of the lung to expand fully at birth. In contrast to secondary atelectasis in which there is partial…
- Postprandial After mealtime. A postprandial rise in the blood glucose level is one that occurs after eating. Most medical…
- Jackson, John Hughlings See: Hughlings Jackson, John
- Event A set of outcomes. Cardiovascular events might include a heart attack and gastrointestinal events a GI bleed…
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- Radius In anatomy, the radius is the smaller of the two bones on the thumb side of the forearm. (The bigger one is…
- Glycobiology The study of molecules that contain carbohydrates, their structure and function, and the roles they play in…
- Corns Corns: Small calloused areas of skin caused by local pressure irritating tissue over a bony prominence. Corns…