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Hypercoagulable state
A hypercoagulable state is the medical term for a condition in which there is an abnormally increased tendency toward blood clotting (coagulation). There are numerous hypercoagulable states. Each has different causes and each increases a…
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- Compound 118 Trade name of the insecticide aldrin. See: Aldrin and dieldrin
- Oral candidiasis Yeast infection of the mouth and throat caused by the fungus Candida albicans; also known as thrush. Yeast…
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- Leech 1. An aquatic parasite that sucks blood from animals. Leeches play a role in medicine today. See: Leech…
- Apraxia of speech A severe speech disorder characterized by inability to speak, or a severe struggle to speak clearly. Apraxia…
- Journal of Clinical Investigation (JCI) A highly regarded journal of medical science that publishes 'biologically significant findings of…
- DNA cloning The use of DNA manipulation procedures to produce multiple copies of a single gene or segment of DNA
- Hydrocephalus, acquired Hydrocephalus due to a postnatal cause, something that happened sometime after birth
- Goodman syndrome A genetic syndrome characterized by acrocephalosyndactyly -- birth defects involving the head and face and…
- Bow-legs A condition in which the legs curve out to leave a gap between the knees after the period of infancy has…
- Artery, splenic A large artery within the abdomen that arises from an arterial vessel called the celiac trunk, which emerges…