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- Insecticidal Capable of killing insects or controlling their growth
- Transaminase biochemistry The transaminases are enzymes that catalyze chemical reactions in the body in which an amino group is…
- Malformation, arteriovenous (AVM) An arteriovenous malformation (AVM) is a congenital disorder (one present at birth) of blood vessels in the…
- Iodine excess Just as too little iodine can cause thyroid disease, so may prolonged intake of too much iodine also lead to…
- Pyridoxine One of the vitamin B6 group (which also includes pyridoxal and pyridoxamine) that is transformed in the body…
- Rhinotillexomania Compulsive nose picking. Among the more obscure and exotic terms in medicine, rhinotillexomania has drawn…
- ABR (auditory brainstem response) Abbreviation for auditory brainstem response. See: ABR test
- Pruritic Itchy. A scab may be pruritic
- Zidovudine Zidovudine: See: AZT.
- Metastasize The spread from one part of the body to another. When cancer cells metastasize and cause secondary tumors…
- Duchenne-Erb paralysis See: Erb palsy