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Drugs, anti-angiogenesis
These drugs, which include angiostatin and Endostatin, halt the process of developing new blood vessels (angiogenesis). Angiostatin is a piece of a larger and very common protein, plasminogen, that the body uses in blood clotting…
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- Mixed connective tissue disease Mixed connective tissue disease: A mixture of three diseases of connective tissue (the framework of the cells…
- HIV infection, acute The body's initial reaction to infection by the HIV virus. Acute HIV infection is a flu-like syndrome that…
- Vitamin therapy The use of vitamins to prevent or cure disease. Many physicians are now recognizing the beneficial uses of…
- Pericardium, visceral The inner layer of the pericardium, a conical sac of fibrous tissue that surrounds the heart and the roots of…
- Tongue cancer Cancer: Malignancy of the tongue; squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue. Risk factors include smoking…
- EMT A rash inside the body. An example: the spots in measles (Koplik's spots) inside the mouth that look like a…
- Vincent angina This is trench mouth, a progressive painful infection with ulceration, swelling and sloughing off of dead…
- Surface EMG A technique in which electrodes are placed on (not into) the skin overlying a muscle to detect the electrical…
- Alpha interferon A protein produced by the body in response to an infection. There are 3 major classes of interferon -- alpha…
- Dengue shock syndrome A syndrome due to the dengue virus that tends to affect children under 10, causing abdominal pain, hemorrhage…