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- AVM An AVM (arteriovenous malformation) is a congenital disorder (one present at birth) of blood vessels in the…
- Leuk- Prefix meaning white, as in leukemia. Leuk-and leuko-, the form used before a consonant, come from the Greek…
- Nephrosis Non-inflammatory, non-neoplastic disease of the kidney. Nephrosis an be caused by kidney disease, or it may…
- Blister, water See: Water blister
- Royal Society, the Nerable scientific society in England which in 1665 published one of the first 2 scientific journals in the…
- XTC A street name for 3-4 methylenedioxymethamphetamine. See: Ecstasy
- Niacin deficiency See: Pellagra
- Aerosolization The production of an aerosol -- a fine mist or spray containing minute particles. See: Aerosol
- Growth and differentiation factor 8 Also called myostatin. See: Myostatin