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Journal of Clinical Investigation
(JCI) A highly regarded journal of medical science that publishes 'biologically significant findings of clinical relevance.' The JCI is the journal of the American Society for Clinical Investigation, an honor society of…
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- Lysenkoism A theory put forth by a Russian plant-breeder named Trofim Denisovich Lysenko [1898-1976] during the…
- Index, body mass (BMI) An index that relates body weight to height. The body mass index (BMI) is obtained by dividing a person's…
- Haploinsufficiency A situation in which the total level of a gene product (a particular protein) produced by the cell is about…
- Bicarbonate In medicine, bicarbonate usually refers to bicarbonate of soda (sodium bicarbonate, baking soda) white powder…
- Roseola Roseola: Roseola is a childhood illness caused by virus infection characterized by high fevers followed by a…
- Gingivitis, fusospirochetal This is trench mouth, a progressive painful infection with ulceration, swelling and sloughing off of dead…
- Huntingtin The name of the gene responsible for Huntington disease (HD) and of the protein encoded by that gene. The…
- Syndrome, antiphospholipid antibody An immune disorder characterized by the presence of abnormal antibodies in the blood associated with abnormal…
- Trichuris trichiura A nematode (roundworm) also called the human whipworm. The third most common round worm of humans. Occurs…
- Therapy, salvage See: Salvage therapy
- Ipecac A naturally occurring substance with multiple properties including the ability to cause vomiting (emesis)…