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1.Serum amyloid A (an acute-phase protein which increases early in the course of inflammation). 2. Spondylitis Association of America (for improving the lives of people with ankylosing spondylitis and related conditions and curing these…
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Show more- DPT Diphtheria-Pertussis-Tetanus vaccine. Today the more frequent abbreviation is DTP (for…
- Reciprocal translocation A type of chromosome rearrangement involving the exchange of chromosome segments between two chromosomes that…
- Monogenic Pertaining to one gene. As opposed to polygenic
- Plague, fowl The "Great Plague" that swept London in 1665 was probably not really the plague but rather typhus. The plague…
- Median The middle. Like the median strip in a highway.
- Gastroesophageal Pertaining to both the stomach and the esophagus, as in the gastroesophageal junction, the place where the…
- Syndecan One of a family of core proteins with sugars attached to the cell surfaces that control or influence tissue…
- Casein The main protein found in milk and other dairy products
- Luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone A hormone that controls sex hormones in men and women. Also called LHRH.
- Joint, patellofemoral One of the knee joints. The knee has three parts. The thigh bone (femur) meets the large shin bone (tibia)…
- Debulk To remove part of the bulk, usually of a tumor or dead tissue. Debulking may be done by surgery, irradiation…
- Cancer of the clitoris See: Cancer of the vulva