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Iron
An essential mineral. Iron is necessary for the transport of oxygen (via hemoglobin in red blood cells) and for oxidation by cells (via cytochrome). Deficiency of iron is a common cause of anemia. Food sources of iron include meat…
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- Heterotaxy The abnormal placement of organs due to failure to establish the normal left-right patterning during…
- Cylindromatosis, familial See: Familial cylindromatosis
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- Placenta, low Location of the placenta in the lower part of the uterus (womb) so that the placenta partially or completely…
- Salient Standing out. Projecting. When the true nature of a disease is poorly understood, it is often classified by…
- ACNM The American College of Nurse-Midwives. See: Nurse-midwife
- BLAST Abbreviation for Basic Local Alignment Search Tool, a computer program that identifies homologous genes in…
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- Anal incontinence Inability to hold feces in the rectum. This is due to failure of voluntary control over the anal sphincters…