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- West Nile encephalitis West Nile encephalitis: A febrile disease caused by the West Nile virus that is transmitted from birds to the…
- Aromatase inhibitor A drug that inhibits the enzyme aromatase and by that means lowers the level of the estrogen estradiol…
- Homologous The relationship between two chromosomes that are paired and so are homologs of each other.
- Excess selenium Too much selenium (selenosis) which may cause reversible balding and brittle nails, give a garlic odor to the…
- Chest film Most common X-ray used to detect abnormalities in or within the thoracic cage, such as the lungs, heart…
- Osmole In biochemistry, the amount of a substance that dissociates in solution to form one mole of osmotically…
- Pediatric pyelonephritis Pediatric kidney infection. See: Urinary tract infection in children
- Mercaptopurine A drug that acts as an antimetabolite, interfering with the metabolism of purine bases and inhibiting the…
- Ornithine An amino acid that is not found in protein but is important in the formation of urea and the disposal of…