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Progestational hormone
A synonym for the hormone progesterone. See: Progesterone
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Show more- Neoplastic Pertaining to a neoplasm or neoplasia. See those terms for more information.
- Stickler syndrome A relatively common genetic disorder characterized by very flexible (hyperextensible) joints, typical facial…
- Tobacco smoke, environmental Abbreviated ETS. See: ETS.
- Grief therapy >Develop the ability to experience, express, and adjust to painful grief-related changes. >Find effective…
- Notifiable disease See: Reportable disease
- Val . Valine. See also: Amino acid symbols
- Atrioventricular (AV) Pertaining to the atria (the upper chambers of the heart) and the ventricles (the lower chambers of the…
- Vein, mesenteric One of the large veins which return blood from the intestines. The inferior (lower) mesenteric vein empties…
- Scorpion venom The potent poison of the scorpion, an insect that has an elongated body and a segmented, curved tail tipped…
- Writer's cramp A dystonia that affects the muscles of the hand and sometimes the forearm and only occurs during handwriting…
- Surgery, fetal The surgical treatment of the fetus before birth. Also called prenatal or antenatal surgery. Fetal surgery is…
- Meralgia paresthetica Meralgia paresthetica: Entrapment or pinching of the nerve that supplies sensation to the outer portion of…