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Hormone, estrogenic
A female hormone produced by the ovaries (or an equivalent hormone synthesized in the laboratory). Estrogen deficiency can lead to osteoporosis.
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Show more- Cyt- Prefix used in place of cyto- before a vowel. See: Cyto-
- FAP Familial adenomatous polyposis, a prominent hereditary colon cancer syndrome
- Contrast sensitivity, visual The ability to perceive differences between an object and its background
- System, cardiovascular The circulatory system which comprises the heart and blood vessels. The system carries nutrients and oxygen…
- Oligodactyly Fewer than the normal number of fingers or toes. Oligo- is from the Greek 'oligos' (few or scanty) + -dactyly…
- Intravenous immunoglobulin A sterile solution of concentrated antibodies extracted from healthy people that is given straight into a…
- Brain That part of the central nervous system that is located within the cranium (skull). The brain functions as…
- Phenylketonuria Phenylketonuria: The inherited inability to metabolize (process) the essential amino acid phenylalanine due…
- EMSY A novel protein that connects the familial and sporadic forms of breast cancer and ovarian cancer. Some cases…
- Syndrome, Gustavson A disorder first reported in 1999 by Gustavson and colleagues as a new X-linked mental retardation syndrome…
- ESWL Street name for alpha-ethyltryptamine.
- Tumor, islet cell See: Islet cell cancer