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Palmitate
An antioxidant and a vitamin A compound that is added to low-fat and fat-free milk to replace the vitamin content lost through the removal of milk fat. Palmitate (more formally known as retinyl palmitate) contains palmitic acid, a…
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Show more- Branchial cyst Branchial cyst: Also called a branchial cleft cyst, this is a cavity that is a remnant from embryologic…
- PNET Primitive neuroectodermal tumor. One of a remarkable group of tumors that originate in cells from the…
- Androgen suppression therapy See: Androgen suppression
- Anesthetic A substance that causes lack of feeling or awareness. A local anesthetic causes loss of feeling in a part of…
- AT (in DNA) AT stands for adenine and thymine, a base pair in DNA. The other base pair in DNA is GC (guanine and cytosine)
- Iatromelia Ineffective or negligent medical treatment. From 'iatro-' meaning a relationship to a physician or medicine +…
- Congenital deafness Deafness: Loss of hearing present at birth. Congenital deafness contrasts to acquired deafness which occurs…
- Fabricated illness by proxy See: Munchhausen syndrome by proxy
- Bronchopulmonary Pertaining to both the air passages (bronchi) leading to the lungs and the lungs (pulmonary) themselves
- Fibrosarcoma A malignant tumor that begins in fibrous connective tissue at the ends of the arm or leg bones and may spread…
- Central venous catheter See: Catheter, central venous
- Neuropathy, hypoglossal See: Hypoglossal neuropathy