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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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- Hereditary kidney cancer Kidney cancer due to a gene than can be transmitted from parent to child. The vast majority of kidney cancer…
- Dilating The widening and opening of the cervix caused by uterine contractions
- Herpes A family of viruses. Herpes also refers to infection with one of the human herpesviruses, especially herpes…
- Baldness Medically known as alopecia. There are many types of baldness, each with a different cause. Baldness may be…
- Anti-platelet agents Medications that, like aspirin, reduce the tendency of platelets in the blood to clump and clot
- Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanosconiosis Allegedly, 'a lung disease caused by the inhalation of very fine silicate or quartz dust.' The word was…
- Radiation therapy, targeted A procedure that uses computers to create a 3-dimensional picture of the tumor in order to target the tumor…
- Cochleae The plural of cochlea
- Speculum, ear An instrument inserted into the auditory canal of the ear to increase the circumference of the tunnel-shaped…