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Cortisone
An adrenocorticoid hormone, a naturally occurring hormone made by and secreted by the adrenal cortex, the outer part (the cortex) of the adrenal gland. Cortisone was the first of the 'miracle drugs' for the treatment of rheumatoid…
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Show more- Epidermolysis bullosa acquisita A rare autoimmune skin disease with blisters. In epidermolysis bullosa acquisita (EBA) the body attacks its…
- Extrapyramidal system That part of the nervous system that regulates muscle reflexes
- Common migraine Migraine without aura. The most frequent type, accounting for about 80-85% of migraine. See: Migraine
- Bile duct cancer An uncommon type of cancer that arises from the bile duct, the tube that connects the liver and the…
- Comminuted fracture A fracture in which bone is broken, splintered or crushed into a number of pieces. NTER> Note that…
- Bicuspid aortic valve Whereas the normal aortic valve in the heart has three flaps (cusps) that open and close, a bicuspid valve…
- Krabbe disease A progressive degenerative disorder of the nervous system due to mutation in the galactosylceramidase (GALC)…
- Typhus, tropical See Typhus, scrub
- Amino acid, nonessential An amino acid that can be made by humans and so is not essential to the human diet. There are 11 nonessential…
- Perichondrium A dense membrane composed of fibrous connective tissue that closely wraps (invests) all cartilage, except the…
- Sensipar Trade name for cinacalcet, a drug that acts as a calcimimetic. For more information, see: Calcimimetic
- Multicellular Consisting of more than one cell. Humans are multicellular and have been estimated to possess 100,000 billion…