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Phrenic pacing
See: Diaphragm pacing
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- Telomerase An enzyme concerned with the formation, maintenance, and renovation of telomeres, the ends of chromosomes…
- Menorrhagia Excessive uterine bleeding occurring at the expected intervals of the menstrual periods. The bleeding from…
- Cancer, uterus See: Uterine cancer
- Pharmacogenomics The study of how variations in the human genome affect the response to medications. The older term…
- Med1 DNA repair gene A gene that codes for one of the key enzymes involved in repairing DNA. The DNA in genes is constantly…
- Biopsy, liver See: Liver biopsy
- Nine-day measles An acute highly contagious viral disease with fever, runny nose, cough, red eyes, and a spreading skin rash…
- Nymph A nymph is a stage in the life cycle of certain arthropods, as ticks and lice. (Not all nymphs are in Greek…
- Vestibular apparatus The vestibule and three semicircular canals of the inner ear. Like an internal carpenter's level, these…
- Eyelids, adult ptosis of the Drooping of the upper eyelids in adults, most commonly due to separation of the tendon of the lid-lifting…