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CARDIA Study
Coronary Artery Risk Development In Young Adults (CARDIA). A study designed to increase understanding of contributors to changes in cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors during the critical years of transition from adolescence through…
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Show more- Vertebrae, thoracic The 12 thoracic vertebrae are situated between the cervical (neck) vertebrae and the lumbar vertebrae. The…
- Liver fluke Fasciola hepatica
- Cannabinoid receptor 2 One of the two known receptors in the endocannabinoid (EC) system. The gene encoding cannabinoid receptor 2…
- Pilonidal Refers to an embedded (ingrown) hair or tuft of hair. Literally, a nest of hair. From the Latin pilus…
- Transfusion medicine Blood transfusion and blood conservation are the complementary activities that constitute the clinical arena…
- Weaver's bottom Inflammation of the bursa that separates the gluteus maximus muscle of the buttocks from the underlying bony…
- Dysgraphia A specific developmental disability that affects the person's ability to write. Problems may include…
- Error, beta The statistical error (said to be 'of the second kind' or type II) made in testing an hypothesis when it is…
- Lens, intraocular See: Intraocular lens
- Eosinophilic fasciitis (Shulman syndrome) A disease which leads to inflammation and thickening of the skin and fascia. (The fascia is a lining tissue…
- AVM (arteriovenous malformation) An arteriovenous malformation (AVM) is a congenital disorder (one present at birth) of blood vessels in the…
- United States Pharmacopeia Abbreviated USP. A publication, established in 1820, that contains legally recognized standards of identity…