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Cardiovascular
The circulatory system comprising the heart and blood vessels which carries nutrients and oxygen to the tissues of the body and removes carbon dioxide and other wastes from them. Cardiovascular diseases affect the heart and blood vessels…
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Show more- Genome, mouse All of the genetic information contained in the laboratory mouse (Mus musculus). The genomes of particular…
- Immunization, German measles Measles: See Immunization, MMR
- Absorbed dose In radiology, the amount of energy that is deposited in any material by ionizing radiation. The unit of…
- Antisocial personality disorder Antisocial personality disorder: A pervasive pattern of disregard for and violation of the rights of others…
- Testicles The testicles (also called testes or gonads) are the male sex glands. They are located behind the penis in a…
- Peliosis hepatis A rare condition in which the liver contains multiple, randomly-distributed blood-filled spaces or cavities…
- Negative clinical trial A clinical trial that shows that a new treatment is inferior to standard treatment. See: Clinical trials. See…
- Disease, Takayasu See: Takayasu disease
- Psoriasis vulgaris The medical name for the most common form of psoriasis ('vulgaris' means common). About 80% of people with…
- Level 3 biosafety >Level 1 -- This level applies to agents that do not ordinarily cause human disease. >Level 2 -- This level…
- Infection, urinary tract (UTI) An infection in the urinary system that begins when microorganisms cling to the opening of the urethra (the…
- VCJD Stands for variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, a human disease thought due to the same infectious agent as…