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Procollagen
A precursor (forerunner) of collagen, the protein that adds strength and support to many body tissues
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- Septic Infected, or denoting infection. For example, septic shock is shock caused by infection.
- Hypochondriasis The belief and fear of serious illness which lasts for six months, beyond and despite medical reassurance…
- Merkel cell carcinoma Carcinoma: An infrequent but highly malignant type of skin cancer. Characteristically starts in a sun-exposed…
- Open cholecystectomy Cholecystectomy: Surgery in which the abdomen is opened to permit cholecystectomy -- removal of the…
- Hypovolemia An abnormal decrease in blood volume or, strictly speaking, an abnormal decrease in the volume of blood…
- Benign prostatic hyperplasia See: Benign prostatic hyperplasia.
- Regenerate To reproduce or renew something lost. For example, after an injury, the liver has the capacity to regenerate
- Papilla of Vater See: Ampulla of Vater
- BSL-4 Biosafety level 4. The highest level of biosafety. This level is used for the diagnosis of exotic agents such…
- Mansfield, Peter British scientist (1933-) who shared the 2003 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine with the American…
- Bedwetting Bedwetting: Involuntary urination in bed. Bedwetting is called 'enuresis,' from the Greek 'enourin' meaning…