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Thyroiditis
Thyroiditis: Inflammation of the thyroid gland which is located in front of the neck: NTER> The inflamed thyroid gland can release an excess of thyroid hormones into the blood stream, resulting in a temporary hyperthyroid state. Once the…
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- Leukemia, myelogenous Condition in which the bone marrow makes too many white blood cells. Early symptoms include fatigue and night…
- Single upper palm crease See: Simian crease
- Metaphase (cell cycle) The stage in the cell cycle (the sequence of events in the life of a cell) when a chromosome is most highly…
- Caecal Pertaining to the caecum (also spelled cecum), the first portion of the large bowel, situated in the lower…
- Colon syndrome, nervous A common gastrointestinal disorder involving an abnormal condition of gut contractions (motility)…
- Fridayitis A perplexing condition that suddenly strikes some workers and students on Friday and leads to their absence…
- Proprioception The ability to sense stimuli arising within the body. Even if you are blindfolded, you know through…
- Gynecology The branch of medicine particularly concerned with the health of the female organs of reproduction and…
- Human T-lymphotropic virus type I (HTLV-I) A virus often referred to simply as the human T-lymphotropic virus (HTLV). HTLV-II stands for human…
- Alpha-defensin See: Defensin
- Pleiotropic 1. Producing many effects. 2. Multiple effects from a single gene. For example, the Marfan gene is…