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Aging
The process of becoming older, a process that is genetically determined and environmentally modulated. Research into aging: To sum up the state of research into aging is well beyond the confines of this space (and this writer's talents)…
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Show more- Inherited metabolic diseases Also called inborn errors of metabolism, these are heritable (genetic) disorders of biochemistry. Examples…
- Fear of the dark Pathological fear of the dark, an abnormal and persistent dread of the dark. Sufferers experience undue…
- Pallidotomy A surgical operation performed on the globus pallidus to destroy it. The purpose of this operation is to…
- Recessive, X-linked A gene on the X chromosome that expresses itself only when there is no different gene present at that locus…
- Itis Suffix meaning inflammation. For example, colitis is literally colon inflammation or figuratively…
- Thiamine deficiency, infantile See: Infantile beriberi
- Shin 1. The tibia, the larger of the two bones in the lower leg.2. The anterior aspect (front) of the tibia
- ADD (attention deficit disorder) Attention deficit disorder: An inability to control behavior due to difficulty in processing neural stimuli…
- Aromasin Brand name of exemestane, an oral antiestrogen. Aromasin inhibits the enzyme aromatase in the adrenal glands…
- Alpha-ET Street name for alpha-ethyltryptamine
- Anisometropia The condition in which the two eyes have an unequal refractive power. One eye may be myopic (nearsighted) and…
- Scorpion venom The potent poison of the scorpion, an insect that has an elongated body and a segmented, curved tail tipped…