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Italian-born American oncologist who was a leader in developing and testing drugs to treat Hodgkin's lymphoma, breast cancer and prostate cancer, among other diseases. Calabresi was one of the first to advocate combination chemotherapy. He…
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- Cyanogen chloride See: Cyanide
- Polygenic Pertaining to two or more genes. As opposed to monogenic. Eye color is polygenic. It is by determined by a…
- Syndrome, dengue shock A syndrome due to the dengue virus that tends to affect children under 10, causing abdominal pain, hemorrhage…
- Leukotriene One of a group of hormones that cause the symptoms of hayfever and asthma. Derived from arachidonic acid, the…
- Response, hyperglycemic A response resulting in a high blood sugar and specifically elevating the level of the sugar glucose in the…
- Thalassiosira pseudonana An ocean diatom that is a major participant in the biological pumping of carbon to ocean depths and that has…
- Reactant, acute phase See: Acute-phase protein
- Draft DNA sequence Sequence of a DNA with less accuracy than a finished sequence. In a draft sequence, some segments are missing…
- GDB The Genome Database (GDB), the official central repository for genomic mapping data resulting from the Human…
- Silver A metal used in some medications and in many 'natural' remedies, as well as in silver amalgam for filling…
- Miasma A poisonous vapor or mist believed to be made up of particles from decomposing material that could cause…