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Involution
1. Literally, a turning inward or rolling inward.2. A decrease in size, usually after an increase. The uterus involutes after pregnancy.3. A retrograde change. After treatment, a tumor may involute. 4. With advancing age, there may be…
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- Hepatitis E virus The agent responsible for hepatitis E. Abbreviated HEV. For more information, see: Hepatitis E
- Mania, mixed See: Mixed mania
- Syndrome, fragile X The most common heritable form of mental retardation, occurring in about one in two thousand males and a…
- Therapeutic cloning A procedure in which cells, typically skin cells, are taken from a patient and inserted into a fertilized egg…
- ADHD Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
- Polio vaccine, inactivated See: Polio vaccine, inactivated.
- Idiopathic Of unknown cause. Any disease that is of uncertain or unknown origin may be termed idiopathic. For example…
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