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Thyrotropin
A hormone produced by the pituitary gland at the base of the brain in response to signals from the hypothalamus gland in the brain. The suffix -tropin indicates 'an affinity for'. Thyrotropin has an affinity for the thyroid. Thyrotropin is…
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Show more- Hypopnea Literally, underbreathing. Breathing that is shallower or slower than normal. Hypopnea is distinct from apnea…
- Mimetic The adjective for 'mimesis' -- imitation or mimicry. A radiomimetic drug is one that imitates the effects of…
- Regulatory T cell A T cell (T lymphocyte) that regulates the activity of another T cell, usually by suppressing its activity…
- Physician, family A physician who is educated and trained in family practice. 'Family physicians possess unique attitudes…
- Micturition Urination, the act of urinating. The word 'micturition' comes from the Latin 'micturire' which has a slightly…
- Extended family The family group consisting not only the nuclear family (the parents and their children) but also embracing…
- Hallux valgus A big toe (the hallux) that is bent outward (valgus) so it overlaps the 2nd toe. A bunion is a localized…
- Cardiopathy Heart disease. A nonspecific term applicable to any and all diseases of the heart. From cardio- + the Greek…
- Food, functional Functional foods are 'those foods that encompass potentially healthful products including any modified food…
- Subdeltoid Beneath the deltoid, the large muscle that stretches from the clavicle (collarbone) to the humerus (the long…
- Five-lipoxygenase activating protein See: FLAP
- Resect To remove. Resect and excise are not synonymous. Excise implies total removal whereas resect need not. A…