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Carotenoid
One of a group of compounds that includes beta-carotene, alpha-carotene, and beta-cryptoxanthin which are converted to vitamin A and are referred to as provitamin A carotenoids. The sole known role of carotenoids is to act as a source of…
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- Diathermy The use of heat to destroy abnormal cells. Also called cauterization or electrodiathermy.
- Homosexual A person sexually attracted to persons of the same sex. Homosexuals include males (gays) and females…
- Wart Wart: A local growth of the outer layer of the skin (the epidermis) caused by a virus. The virus of warts (a…
- Doctor-assisted suicide The term in the UK for physician-assisted suicide
- Keratoplasty Corneal transplant.
- Spastic colitis A common gastrointestinal disorder involving an abnormal condition of gut contractions (motility)…
- Medicine, naturopathic See: Naturopathy
- Finished DNA sequence A DNA sequence in which the bases are identified to an accuracy of no more than 1 error in 10,000 and are…
- Iliac horns Symmetrical bilateral central posterior iliac processes. In other words, horn-like malformations of the crest…