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Steroid
A general class of chemical substances that are structurally related to one another and share the same chemical skeleton (a tetracyclic cyclopenta[a]phenanthrene skeleton). Many hormones, body constituents, and drugs are steroids. Thus…
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- Fat requirements, infant Fat in human milk provides 30%-35% of the total daily caloric needs for a growing infant. Manufacturers of…
- Sacroiliac joint dysfunction (SI Joint Pain) : Pain arising from abnormalities or
- Synovectomy Surgical removal of the joint lining. A synovectomy may be done to remove the inflamed lining of a joint in…
- Tooth and nail syndrome A genetic disorder characterized by the absence of several teeth at birth and abnormalities of the nails. The…
- Leech therapy The use of leeches in medical treatment. Once used as an almost universal cure, leeches were largely…
- Abdominal muscle deficiency syndrome Partial or complete absence of the abdominal muscles so that the outlines of the intestines are visible…
- FDA recalls Recalls: The recall of a defective or possibly harmful product by the US Food & Drug Administration (the…
- Placenta accreta The abnormal adherence of the chorionic villi (vascular fingers of the chorion, a part of the placenta) to…
- Chronic granulocytic leukemia See: Chronic myelogenous leukemia
- Elizabeth Kubler-Ross See: Kubler-Ross, Elisabeth
- Karyotype A standard arrangement of the chromosome complement done for chromosome analysis. For example, a normal human…