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Cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitor
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- Retinoschisis, X-linked juvenile See: Juvenile retinoschisis
- Perfluorooctanoic acid PFOA. See: Perfluorinated acid
- Fissure, palpebral The opening for the eye between the eyelids.
- OMS (World Health Organization) In medicine, the person who is ready to respond, the one on duty. As in "Who is the doctor on call this…
- Capillary morphogenesis gene 2 See CMG2
- Regurgitation, aortic See: Aortic regurgitation
- Reaction, chemical A process in which one substance is transformed into another. Thousands of different types of chemical…
- Sterilization, male surgical Male surgical sterilization is done by vasectomy which involves sealing, tying or cutting a man's vas…
- Potassium deficiency Inadequate potassium intake and hence potassium levels in the blood that are abnormally low. This state is…
- Vision, binocular See: Binocular vision
- Nutrigenomics The study of how different foods may interact with specific genes to increase the risk of common chronic…