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Carb
Slang for carbohydrate. Mainly sugars and starches, together constituting one of the three principal types of nutrients used as energy sources (calories) by the body. Carbohydrates can also be defined chemically as neutral compounds of…
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- Quinine The original antimalarial agent, quinine took its name from the Peruvian Indian word 'kina' meaning 'bark of…
- ACL Anterior cruciate ligament
- Lentigines When there is one lentigo, there are usually more lentigines
- Sclerencephaly A general term for scarring and shrinkage of the substance of the brain. Sclerencephaly occurs because of…
- LEOPARD syndrome A genetic syndrome transmitted in an autosomal dominant manner that is named for its characteristic features…
- Dys- Speech that is characteristically slurred, slow, and difficult to produce (difficult to understand). The…
- Amoxil See: Amoxicillin
- Mag sulfate Informal shortening of magnesium sulfate
- Tomography, computerized See: Computerized tomography
- DTC Direct-to-consumer, as in DTC advertising of prescription drugs
- Dystrophica myotonia 2 See: Myotonic dystrophy type 2