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Inhibin
One of two hormones (designated inhibin-A and inhibin-B) secreted by the gonads (by Sertoli cells in the male and the granulosa cells in the female) and that inhibit the production of follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) by the pituitary…
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Show more- Map-dot-fingerprint type corneal dystrophy A disorder in which the cornea (the normally clear front window of the eye) shows geographic map-like lines…
- Pathogen An agent of disease. A disease producer. The term pathogen most commonly is used to refer to infectious…
- Intradermal In or into the skin. An intradermal injection is given into the skin. Intradermal tests are a type of skin…
- Sting, yellow jacket A sting from a yellow jacket (or other large stinging insects such as bees, hornets and wasps) can trigger…
- Nijmegen breakage syndrome A genetic disease named for the city of Nijmegen (in The Netherlands) with increased chromosome breakage…
- Pyarthrosis Infectious arthritis. Pyarthrosis is typically caused by a bacterial infection in the joint. Diagnosis is…
- Retinoic acid syndrome A syndrome that occurs from treatment with retinoic acid and is characterized by fever, dyspnea (difficulty…
- Babinski reflex An important neurologic test based, believe it or not, upon what the big toe does when the sole of the foot…
- Cordectomy 1. Surgical removal of a vocal cord. 2. Surgical removal of part of the spinal cord. From cord + -ectomy…
- Robust In statistics, a term applied to a test or procedure that is not seriously disturbed by violations of the…
- Cecal volvulus See: Volvulus
- Artery spasm, coronary See: Coronary artery spasm