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Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Inst.
One of the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH), the mission of the NIAID is 'to support and conduct research and research training (that) strives to understand, treat, and ultimately prevent the myriad infectious, immunologic, and…
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Show more- Clot-dissolving medication See: Thrombolytic agent
- Fetoscopy A technique for looking directly at the fetus within the uterus (using a fetoscope).
- Fire ants Originally from S. America. Among the worst insect pests ever to invade the US. Red or yellowish ants of…
- Antithyroglobulin An antibody directed against thyroglobulin which is a key protein in the thyroid gland essential to the…
- USPHS (United States Public Health Service) The agency responsible for the public health of the American people. The Public Health Service (PHS)…
- Da Vinci, Leonardo The father of anatomic art. The architect, scientist, engineer, inventor, poet, sculptor and painter…
- Cognitive-behavioral therapy See: Cognitive therapy
- DDH (developmental dislocation of the hip) The abnormal formation of the hip joint in which the ball at the top of the thighbone (the femoral head) is…
- Catheter, central venous A catheter (tube) that is passed through a vein to end up in the thoracic (chest) portion of the vena cava…
- Myelinization The formation of the myelin sheath around a nerve fiber. Also known as myelination
- Hematopoiesis The production of all types of blood cells generated by a remarkable self-regulated system that is responsive…
- CD95 See: FAS gene