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Gustatory sweating
Sweating on the forehead, face, scalp, and neck occurring soon after ingesting food. Some gustatory sweating is normal after eating hot, spicy foods. Otherwise, gustatory sweating is most commonly a result of damage to a nerve that goes to…
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Show more- Green fluorescent protein Abbreviated GFP. A protein that glows green under fluorescent light. Found naturally in the jellyfish…
- Hypothyroidism, congenital Hypothyroidism, congenital: Underactivity of the thyroid gland at birth, resulting in growth retardation…
- Epinephrine A substance produced by the medulla (inside) of the adrenal gland. The name epinephrine was coined in 1898 by…
- Faciogenital dysplasia See: Aarskog-Scott syndrome
- Syndrome, Churg-Strauss See: Churg-Strauss syndrome
- AML1 Acute myeloid leukemia 1 gene. See: Runx-1
- Transplant, renal Replacement of a diseased, damaged, or missing kidney with a donor kidney. Also called a kidney transplant…
- Typhoid fever Typhoid fever: An acute illness with fever caused by infection with the Salmonella typhi bacteria contracted…
- Myostatin A growth factor that regulates the size of muscles beginning in early embryonic development and continuing…
- Diet, Atkins A high-protein, high-fat, low-carbohydrate weight-loss diet popularized by Dr. Robert C. Atkins. See: Atkins…
- Sinus 1. An air-filled cavity in a dense portion of a skull bone. The sinuses decrease the weight of the skull. The…
- Hydroxyurea In Greek mythology, a goddess considered to be the guardian or personification of health. Hygieia was the…