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Interleukin-3
A protein that stimulates the immune system to develop mast cells and bone-marrow cells. Abbreviated IL-3
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- Crypt In anatomy, a crypt is variously a blind alley, a tube with no exit, a depression, or a pit -- in an…
- TTP (thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura) A life-threatening disease involving embolism and thrombosis (plugging) of the small blood vessels in the…
- Mitochondrial encephalopathy, MELAS MELAS is the acronym for Mitochondrial Encephalopathy, Lactic Acidosis, and Stroke-like episodes. MELAS is a…
- Patellectomy An operation to remove the patella
- Chronic daily headache See: Headache, chronic daily
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- Diabetic coma Coma in a diabetic due to the buildup of ketones in the bloodstream. Ketones are a product of metabolizing…