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Drunkorexia
A term coined to refer to condition of binge drinking combined with the typical self-imposed starvation seen with anorexia nervosa. It has also been used to refer to individuals who use purging (as seen with bulimia nervosa) to try to…
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- Insulinoma A tumor of the beta cells in areas of the pancreas called the islets of Langerhans. Although not usually…
- BCM Body cell mass
- Lymphatic system The tissues and organs, including the bone marrow, spleen, thymus, and lymph nodes, that produce and store…
- Vitiligo Vitiligo: Pronounced vit-uh-LIE- go. A condition in which the skin turns white due to the loss of…
- Prostate acid phosphatase (PAP) Prostatic acid phosphatase, an enzyme that is produced by the prostate (and other tissues) and that is…
- Infantile beriberi Disease in infants due to deficiency of thiamine. This disease is well-known in undeveloped countries among…
- Nasal decongestant A drug that shrinks the swollen membranes in the nose, making it easier to breath. Decongestants can be taken…
- Sequencing Learning the order of nucleotides (base sequences) in a DNA or RNA molecule or the order of amino acids in a…
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- Pregnancy calendar A pregnancy calendar is a chronological depiction of changes in a pregnant woman and the embryo/fetus during…
- Defect, neural tube A major birth defect caused by abnormal development of the neural tube, the structure present during…