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Jaundice, hemolytic
Jaundice, hemolytic: Jaundice caused by destruction of red blood cells. This can be an inborn condition (hereditary spherocytosis) or it may be caused by a blood transfusion from a different blood group, infection in the blood, or some…
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Show more- Sulphonylurea A triptan drug for the treatment of migraine. Marketed under the brand name Imitrex.
- Diabetes mellitus Diabetes mellitus: Better known just as 'diabetes' -- a chronic disease associated with abnormally high…
- Islet cell carcinoma See: Islet cell cancer
- Gene product The RNA or protein that results from the expression of a gene. The amount of gene product is a measure of the…
- Placebo response A positive medical response to taking a placebo, a sham medication as if it were an active medication. Up to…
- Sprain, metatarsophalangeal joint See: Metatarsophalangeal joint sprain
- Care, postoperative See: Postoperative care
- Homeobox gene A gene containing a short DNA sequence of about 180 base pairs referred to as a homeobox. Homeobox genes…
- Medication, antimicrobial A drug used to treat a microbial infection. Antimicrobial is a general term that refers to a group of drugs…
- Control (research) In research, control subjects or control procedures permit comparison with experimental results. The first…
- Roach-2 Or roaches. Street term for Rohypnol
- Q arm of a chromosome The long arm of a chromosome. All human chromosomes have 2 arms -- a short arm and a long arm -- that are…