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Curie (Ci)
A unit of radioactivity. (Specifically, the quantity of any radioactive nuclide in which the number of disintegrations per second is 3.7 X 10 to the 10th). Named for Marie and Pierre Curie who did pioneering research in radioactivity…
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Show more- Sensipar Trade name for cinacalcet, a drug that acts as a calcimimetic. For more information, see: Calcimimetic
- Antinuclear antibody test Antinuclear antibody test: A test for unusual antibodies that are directed against structures within the…
- Allergy Allergy: A misguided reaction to foreign substances by the immune system, the body system of defense against…
- Lindau-von Hippel syndrome See Von Hippel-Lindau syndrome
- Pollex The thumb. Pollex is derived from the Latin pollere, to be strong, because in a contest of strength the thumb…
- Necrobiosis lipoidica See: Necrobiosis lipoidica diabeticorum
- Abuse, steroid Use of substances containing anabolic steroids to increase muscle mass. Such steroids can have many side…
- Supine With the back or dorsal surface downward. A person who is supine is lying face up. As opposed to prone. For a…
- Regimen With the accent on the first syllable (reg as in Reggie Jackson), a regimen is a plan, a regulated course…
- Phytochemical The active health-protecting compounds that are found as components of plants. Currently, the terms…
- Paragonimus infection See: Paragonimiasis
- APLS (antiphospholipid antibody syndrome) Antiphospholipid antibody syndrome): An immune disorder characterized by the presence of abnormal antibodies…