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WHI
The Women's Health Initiative, a long-term health study sponsored by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) focused on strategies for preventing heart disease, breast cancer, colorectal cancer and osteoporosis in postmenopausal women
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- Inspissate To thicken. Inspissated bile is thickened bile
- FAE (fetal alcohol effects) A softer diagnosis than fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS). The diagnosis of possible FAE is considered when: 1…
- Heart septum The septum of the heart is the dividing wall between the right and left sides of the heart. That portion of…
- Allograft The transplant of an organ or tissue from one individual to another of the same species with a different…
- Coke Street name for cocaine, the most potent stimulant of natural origin, a bitter addictive anesthetic (pain…
- Randomization A method based on chance alone by which study participants are assigned to a treatment group. Randomization…
- Lipids Another word for 'fats.' (Please see the various meanings of Fat.) Lipids can be more formally defined as…
- Dystrophy, corneal See: Corneal dystrophy
- Volvulus Abnormal twisting of the intestine which can impair the blood flow to the intestine. Volvulus can lead to…
- Medication, antifungal A drug used to treat fungal infections. Examples of antifungal drugs include miconazole (MONISTAT) and…
- Section, Cesarian The obstetrical procedure is often spelled this way in the U.S. with just an 'e'although the Roman emperor…