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Thymoglobulin
A brand name for antithymocyte globulin
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- Thrombi Just the plural of thrombus. See: Thrombus
- Septum A word borrowed from the Latin 'saeptum' meaning a 'dividing wall or enclosure.
- Gooseflesh A temporary local change in the skin when it becomes rougher due to erection of little muscles, as from cold…
- Molluscacide An agent capable of killing snails and other mollusks or of controlling their growth
- Hyperplasia, benign prostatic A condition characterized by overgrowth of the lining of the uterus. Hyperplasia means overgrowth. The…
- Zomig Brand name for zolmitriptan, a triptan drug for the treatment of migraine
- Melanosis coli Melanosis coli (Pseudomelanosis coli): A benign, reversible condition usually, but not always, associated…
- Thr Threonine. See also: Amino acid symbols
- Infection, pinworm An infection caused by a small, white intestinal worm: the pinworm or, more formally, Enterobius…
- Karyotyping The preparation, analysis, and interpretation of a karyotype
- Air-conditioner lung A form of the sick building syndrome caused by organisms that contaminate humidifiers and the piping of air…