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Oil, tropical
Coconut, palm kernel or palm oil. Like all fats and oils, these three oils contain various types of fatty acids but, unlike other plant oils, they contain a great deal of saturated fatty acids. Coconut oil is 92%, palm kernel oil 82% and…
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Show more- Exophthalmos Protruding eyeball. A common finding in hyperthyroidism (too much thyroid hormone) of Graves disease
- Blistering agent See: Vesicant
- Calamine An astringent made from zinc carbonate or zinc oxide, usually used in lotion form to treat skin problems that…
- Recurrent trisomy Recurrence of trisomy, as when there are two or more children with trisomy in the same family. Recurrent…
- Dyskinesia Difficulty or distortion in performing voluntary movements, as in tic, chorea, spasm, or myoclonus. The term…
- Ileus, paralytic Paralysis of the intestine. To be termed 'paralytic ileus,' the intestinal paralysis need not be complete…
- MRI, endorectal An MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) done from inside the rectum. To do such as MRI, a surface coil within an…
- PCO disease >Irregular or no periods >Acne >Obesity, and >Excess hair growth. All women with PCO have irregular or no…
- Cyst, ovarian A fluid-filled sac in the ovary. The most common type of ovarian cyst is called a follicular cyst. It results…
- Labrum In medicine, a ring of fibrocartilage (fibrous cartilage) around the edge of the articular (joint) surface of…
- Tyr Tyrosine. See also: Amino acid symbols
- Intensity modulated radiation therapy IMRT. A type of three-dimensional radiation therapy that uses computer-generated images to match radiation to…