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Nurses Health Study
A very large and important prospective investigation into the risk factors for major chronic diseases in women. (In a prospective study the participants are identified and then followed forward in time.) The participants in the study are…
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- Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome Acronym for High Altitude Pulmonary Edema, the accumulation in the lungs of extravascular fluid (fluid…
- Snake antivenin Antibodies created in the blood of a horse or sheep when the animal is injected with snake venom. Antivenin…
- Ankle-foot orthosis A brace (usually plastic) worn on the lower leg and foot to support the ankle, hold the foot and ankle in the…
- Exopeptidase An enzyme that catalyzes the cleavage of the terminal (last) or next-to-last peptide bond from a polypeptide…
- Silicosis A form of lung disease resulting from occupational exposure to silica dust over a period of years. Silicosis…
- Pavlov stomach A Pavlov pouch fashioned surgically from part of the stomach (which is isolated from the rest of the…
- Iodide goiter See Iodine excess
- Tube feeding See: Enteral nutrition
- Section, longitudinal A cut along the long axis of a structure
- Periostitis Inflammation of the periosteum, a dense membrane composed of fibrous connective tissue that closely wraps…
- Restriction enzyme An enzyme from bacteria that can recognize specific base sequences in DNA and cut the DNA at that site (the…