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Alpha-glucosidase inhibitor
A class of oral medications for type 2 diabetes that decrease the absorption of carbohydrates from the intestine, resulting in a slower and lower rise in blood glucose throughout the day, especially right after meals. Before carbohydrates…
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- Pallidum Part of what are called the basal ganglia of the brain which consist of the globus pallidus and the ventral…
- Jequirity pea See: Abrin
- Hysterectomy, abdominal Hysterectomy, abdominal: Surgical removal of the uterus through an incision made in the abdominal wall. As…
- Posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) The knee joint is surrounded by a joint capsule with ligaments strapping the inside and outside of the joint…
- Electrophysiology The biomedical field dealing with the study of electric activity in the body. Electrophysiology includes the…
- Delta-storage pool disease See: Hermansky-Pudlak syndrome
- Hypoproteinemic hypertrophic gastropathy See: Giant hypertrophic gastritis
- Mutation, somatic See: Somatic mutation.
- Fever blister A small sore situated on the face or in the mouth that causes pain, burning, or itching before bursting and…
- Syndrome, renal, with hemorrhagic fever A number of diseases, also known as hemorrhagic fever, characterized by an abrupt onset of high fever and…
- Huntingtin The name of the gene responsible for Huntington disease (HD) and of the protein encoded by that gene. The…