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Radiation toxicity
See: Acute radiation syndrome
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- TRNA Transfer RNA
- Radiation menopause Menopause: Menopause induced by radiation. Radiation menopause is a type of 'induced menopause', menopause…
- Refract In ophthalmology, to determine the bending of light that takes place within the human eye. Refractive errors…
- Normal growth rate The speed with which normal growth occurs in length before birth and in height after birth. Fetal growth is…
- Nodding syndrome A mysterious disease of children that causes seizures, growth retardation (stunted growth), mental…
- Journal of Clinical Investigation (JCI) A highly regarded journal of medical science that publishes 'biologically significant findings of…
- Symptom of pregnancy See: Pregnancy symptom
- Herpes zoster Also called shingles, zona, and zoster. The culprit is the varicella-zoster virus. Primary infection with…
- FBN1 The fibrillin 1 gene. This gene is mutated in Marfan syndrome, the MASS syndrome, and related disorders of…
- Human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) A human hormone made by chorionic cells in the fetal part of the placenta. Human chorionic gonadotropin…