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Early-onset familial Alzheimer disease
See: Alzheimer disease, early-onset familial
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- Tropical oil Coconut, palm kernel or palm oil. Like all fats and oils, these three oils contain various types of fatty…
- Diarrhea, antibiotic-induced Diarrhea, antibiotic-induced: A bacterium called Clostridium difficile (C.difficile), one of the most common…
- Dia- Prefix taken straight from the Greek meaning 'through, throughout, completely' as in diachronic, diagnosis…
- Fixative A medium such as a solution or spray that preserves specimens of tissues or cells. Most biopsies and…