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Attenuate
To weaken, dilute, thin, reduce, weaken, diminish. The use of 'attenuate' in medicine is not new. In the 16th century, eating dried figs was claimed to attenuate the body fluids. Now 'attenuate' refers to procedures that weaken an agent of…
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- Inferior vena cava A large vein that receives blood from the lower extremities, pelvis and abdomen and delivers it to the right…
- Mitochondrial genome All of the genetic information contained in the chromosome of the mitochondrion, a structure located in the…
- Separation anxiety Separation anxiety: A developmental stage during which a child experiences anxiety when separated from the…
- Acid indigestion Excessive secretion of hydrochloric acid by the stomach cells. Medically known as hyperchlorhydria. Sometimes…
- Hansen disease Leprosy, a chronic granulomatous infection caused by a bacterium which affects various parts of the body…
- MAC To soften tissues after death by soaking and by enzymatic digestion, as occurs with a stillborn. The word…
- Nook Barker See: Barker, Horace Albert
- Disease, chronic wasting See Chronic wasting disease
- Glutathione S-transferase A family of enzymes that utilize glutathione in reactions contributing to the transformation of a wide range…
- Sinus rhythm The normal regular rhythm of the heart set by the natural pacemaker of the heart called the sinoatrial (or…
- Range, normal By convention, the normal range for whatever (a particular test, condition, symptom, behavior, etc.) is set…