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Angiostatin
Angiostatin is a piece (a fragment) of a protein, plasminogen, used normally in blood clotting. This fragment is normally secreted by tumors. It appears to halt the process of developing new blood vessels (angiogenesis) which is necessary…
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Show more- Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry An agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services under the Public Health Service that works with…
- Ophthalmology The art and science of eye medicine.
- Bornholm disease Bornholm disease is a temporary illness that is a result of virus infection. The disease features fever and…
- Spastic colitis A common gastrointestinal disorder involving an abnormal condition of gut contractions (motility)…
- Prodrug A precursor (forerunner) of a drug. A prodrug must undergo chemical conversion by metabolic processes before…
- Growth, normal See: Normal growth
- JCV JC virus
- Heterochromia Different colors
- Heredity Genetic transmission from parent to child.
- Carcinoma of the tongue See: Tongue cancer
- Fever, shin bone Fever, shin bone: Called shin bone fever because it characteristically causes fever and pain in the legs…
- Squamous-cell carcinoma See: Squamous cell carcinoma