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Thrombin
A key clot promoter, thrombin is an enzyme that presides over the conversion of a substance called fibrinogen to fibrin, the right stuff for a clot
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- Synesthete A person with synesthesia, a condition in which the normally separate senses are not separate. Sight may…
- PGF Placental growth factor
- Test, syphilis (FTA-ABS) The fluorescent treponemal antibody absorbed (FTA-ABS) test for syphilis is a blood serum screening test…
- FBLN5 The gene encoding the protein known as fibulin 5. See: Fibulin 5
- Epidermal growth factor receptor EGFR
- Unresolved grief Grief characterized by the extended duration of the symptoms, by interference of the grief symptoms with the…
- Debridement The act of debriding (removing dead, contaminated or adherent tissue or foreign material). Debridement…
- Leg, upper The upper leg is the superior (top) segment of the leg: the part above the knee. As compared to the lower leg…
- Male internal genitalia The internal genital structures of the male that are concerned with reproduction, including the testis…
- MDMA Abbreviation for 3-4 methylenedioxymethamphetamine. See: Ecstasy