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Burkitt lymphoma
A type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) that most often occurs in young people between the ages of 12 and 30, accounting for 40% to 50% of childhood NHL. The disease usually causes a rapidly growing tumor in the abdomen. Up to 90% of these…
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Show more- Mean cell volume A standard part of the complete blood count, the mean cell volume (MCV) is the average volume of a red blood…
- Placenta, succenturiate An extra placenta separate from the main placenta. In anatomy 'succenturiate' means accessory to an organ. In…
- Axelrod See: Axelrod, Julius
- Interleukin-3 A protein that stimulates the immune system to develop mast cells and bone-marrow cells. Abbreviated IL-3
- Val . Valine. See also: Amino acid symbols
- Bromoderma A skin eruption brought on by chronic exposure to bromine. Essentially an allergic reaction to bromine. There…
- Corticotropin-releasing hormone A hormone made by the hypothalamus that stimulates the release of corticotropin by the anterior pituitary…
- Pathogenetic Pertaining to the pathogenesis of a disease, to exactly how it develops and the precise chain of events…
- Syncope The temporary loss of consciousness upon coughing. Syncope is the temporary loss of consciousness or, in…
- MSG Monosodium glutamate, a sodium salt of the amino acid glutamic acid that enhances the flavor of certain…
- Anotia No ear. The term 'anotia' usually refers to congenital (from birth) absence of the external ear, the auricle…
- Aldrex Trade name of the insecticide aldrin. See: Aldrin and dieldrin