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Show more- Phagocytosis The process by which a cell engulfs particles such as bacteria, other microorganisms, aged red blood cells…
- Liver cancer, childhood See: Childhood liver cancer
- Hormone, human chorionic gonadotropin A group of hormones, the most important being aldosterone, that regulate the balance of water and…
- Public mourning The public display of grief. This may take many forms ranging from the very formal to the very informal, from…
- Syndrome, economy class The formation of blood clots in veins deep within the legs -- deep vein thrombosis -- occurring during (or…
- Glutathione S-transferase omega-1 An enzyme that remarkably influences the age of onset of symptoms of two common degenerative brain disorders…
- MD Abbreviation for the Latin Medicinae Doctor, Doctor of Medicine
- Syndactyly, complete A condition in which fingers or toes are completely joined together, with the connection extending from the…
- Cardiovascular syncope Cardiovascular syncope: Sudden collapse into unconsciousness due to a disorder of heart rhythm in which there…
- Orchiopexy Surgery to bring down an undescended testicle
- Honey bee genome The genetic complement of the honey bee (Apis mellifera). Its genome is relatively small -- about one-tenth…
- Indwelling bladder catheter See: Catheter, indwelling bladder