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- Papillomavirus, human Pregnancy-associated plasma protein A.
- Momism 1. Excessive attachment to mom. 2. Conversely, overprotective mothering. The term momism was coined by the…
- Labile diabetes A type of diabetes when a person's blood glucose (sugar) level often swings quickly from high to low and from…
- Drain A device for removing fluid from a cavity or wound. A drain is typically a tube or wick. As a verb, to allow…
- Anemia, aplastic See: Aplastic anemia
- Lipoma A benign fatty tumor.
- Isoleucine An amino acid, one of the 20 building blocks of protein. A dietary essential amino acid, isoleucine is needed…
- NCI (National Cancer Institute) The National Cancer Institute is one of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in the U.S. The mission of…
- Glycogen storage disease type V One of the 14 recognized diseases that interfere with the storage of carbohydrates as glycogen in the body…
- Neuroblastoma Neuroblastoma: A leading childhood form of cancer that arises in the adrenal gland or in tissue in the…