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Vesicointestinal
See: Vesicoenteric
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- Synuclein A family of structurally related proteins that are prominently expressed in the central nervous system. See…
- Dystocia, cervical See: Cervical dystocia
- Al-hijamah Arabic term for the practice of cupping. See: Cupping
- PGE-2 Prostaglandin E2
- Nymph A nymph is a stage in the life cycle of certain arthropods, as ticks and lice. (Not all nymphs are in Greek…
- Gene amplification Making multiple copies of a gene. Repeated copying of a gene. Gene amplification plays a role in cancer…
- Muscular dystrophy, Emery-Dreifuss Abbreviated EDMD. A form of muscular dystrophy that begins in childhood or adolescence as a slowly…
- Lethargy 1. Abnormal drowsiness, stupor. 2. A state of indifference.From the Greek lethargia, drowsiness
- Tachycardia, paroxysmal atrial A fast heartbeat (tachycardia) because of rapid firing of the sinoatrial (sinus) node. The sinoatrial (or…
- Stress Stress: Forces from the outside world impinging on the individual. Stress is a normal part of life that can…
- Mycobacterium avium A slow-growing bacterium found in the soil and in dust particles that causes tuberculosis in birds and swine…