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The most complete online medical dictionary: 16,436 terms covering anatomy, physiology, pathologies, diagnostic exams, pharmacology and every clinical specialty.
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Of Child Health and (NICHD): One of the US National Institutes of Health, NICHD is in a sense the NIH for kids in that it is concerned with child health. The mission of the NICHD is, in formal terms, to support and conduct 'research on…
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- Bioterrorism Bioterrorism: Terrorism using biologic agents. Biological diseases and the agents that might be used for…
- Mycobacterium avium A slow-growing bacterium found in the soil and in dust particles that causes tuberculosis in birds and swine…
- Fever, typhus See: Typhus
- Subacute Rather recent onset or somewhat rapid change. The term 'subacute' is used in contrast to acute which…
- Esophageal cancer with tylosis See: Tylosis with esophageal cancer
- Keratitis, rosacea See: Rosacea keratitis
- Renal Having to do with the kidney. From the Latin renes (the kidneys), which gave the French les reins which mean…
- Beta protein 1 Abbreviated and better known as BP1. See: BP1
- Cyclin One of a group of proteins that regulate the cell cycle. The cyclins bind to and activate cyclin-dependent…