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Luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone
A hormone that controls sex hormones in men and women. Also called LHRH.
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- Fundus, retinal The interior lining of the eyeball, including the retina (the light-sensitive screen), optic disc (the head…
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- Dominant, autosomal See: Fredrickson, Donald.
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- Zinc sulfate A form of zinc that can be administered in eye drops. It is used in some types of eye tests
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- Cytosis 1. Suffix referring to cells, as in anisocytosis (inequality in the size of red blood cells), elliptocytosis…
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