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C-reactive protein
A plasma protein that rises in the blood with the inflammation from certain conditions. C-reactive protein (CRP) is one of the plasma proteins known as acute- phase proteins: proteins whose plasma concentrations increase (or decrease) by…
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- Beta protein 1 Abbreviated and better known as BP1. See: BP1
- Alien hand syndrome Syndrome: The feeling that one's hand is possessed by a force outside of ones control. The syndrome typically…
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- Laryngitis Laryngitis is an inflammation of the larynx, the portion of the airway (respiratory tract) containing the…
- The South Beach Diet The South Beach Diet is a weight loss plan described by cardiologist Arthur Agatston, MD in a best-selling…
- Glucocerebrosidase deficiency Causes type 1 Gaucher disease, a progressive genetic disease due to an enzyme defect. The enzyme…
- Balanitis Inflammation of the rounded head (the glans) of the penis. Inflammation of the foreskin is called posthitis…
- Nitrogenous base A molecule that contains nitrogen and has the chemical properties of a base. The nitrogenous bases in DNA are…
- Manic-depression Alternating moods of abnormal highs (mania) and lows (depression). Called bipolar disease because of the…