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Leukotriene
One of a group of hormones that cause the symptoms of hayfever and asthma. Derived from arachidonic acid, the leukotrienes act by mediating immediate hypersensitivity. Leukotriene modifiers that prevent the production or action of…
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Show more- Urological surgeon A physician who specializes in diseases of the urinary organs in females and the urinary tract and sex organs…
- Ca Abbreviation for circa, meaning about or approximately, as in ca. 1 mg
- Maneuver, Heimlich An emergency treatment for obstruction of the airway in adults. It may be needed when someone chokes on a…
- Heterozygous Possessing two different forms of a particular gene, one inherited from each parent. A person who is…
- Chemo-brain See: Chemobrain
- Trans- (prefix) From the Latin meaning 'across, over, or beyond.' Medical terms containing 'trans- ' as a prefix include…
- Whipple procedure A type of surgery used to treat pancreatic cancer. The head of the pancreas, the duodenum, a portion of the…
- Dacryocystorhinostomy The surgical creation of a passage between the lacrimal sac (tear sac) and the nasal cavity to permit the…
- Disease, Fong See Nail-patella syndrome
- Melanoma, acral-lentiginous One of the four clinical types of malignant melanoma, uncommon in whites but the most common type in…
- Hereditary angioneurotic edema Edema: A genetic form of angioedema. (Angioedema is also referred to as Quinke's disease.) Persons with it…
- Upper GI series Upper GI series: A series of x-rays of the esophagus, stomach, and small intestine (upper gastrointestinal…