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STL2
Stickler syndrome, type II. See: Stickler syndrome
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- Calcium channel blocker A drug that blocks the entry of calcium into the muscle cells of the heart and the arteries. It is the entry…
- Exemestane An oral antiestrogen. Exemestane inhibits the enzyme aromatase in the adrenal glands that produces the…
- Bronchiectasis Permanent dilatation (widening) of the bronchi (the large air tubes which begin at the bottom of the trachea…
- Y-linked gene A gene on the Y chromosome. (Y-linkage is analogous to X-linkage (the presence of a gene on the X chromosome)…
- Transaminase clinical usage Two of the better known enzymes in the transaminase class are serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase (SGOT)…
- Virus, positive-strand RNA See: Positive-strand RNA virus
- Hoarding, pathological Hoarseness is a term referring to abnormal voice changes. Hoarseness may be manifested as a voice that sounds…
- Drain, Jackson-Pratt See: JP drain
- Blastocystis infection See: Blastocystosis
- Coprolalia The excessive and uncontrollable use of foul or obscene language, including words related to feces (bowel…