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Human chorionic gonadotropin
(hCG) A human hormone made by chorionic cells in the fetal part of the placenta. Human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) is directed at the gonads and stimulates them. Hence, the name 'gonadotropin.' The presence of hCG is detectable by…
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- Pharmacologist A specialist in the study of medications and their effects on the body
- Lipitor See: Atorvastatin
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- Transthyretin A plasma protein consisting of 127 amino acids that binds retinol and thyroxine. The gene TTR that encodes…
- Leukemia, t(8;21) Leukemia with a translocation (an exchange of material) between chromosomes 8 and 21. Seen characteristically…
- Xeno- (prefix) Foreign or other. As in: > >Xenoantigen -- An antigen that is found in more than one species. >Xenograft -- A…
- Mutism The inability or unwillingness to speak. A person who is mute cannot or does not care to talk. Someone who…
- Septic arthritis Arthritis:
- Entamoeba histolytica The agent of amebic dysentery, a disorder with inflammation of the intestine and ulceration of the colon…
- Beaufort wind scale A widely used wind force scale whih is a simple numerical relationship to wind speed based on an observation…