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Disease, Chagas
See: Chagas disease.
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Show more- DSCR See: Down syndrome critical region
- Velpeau hernia Hernia: A hernia in the groin in front of the femoral blood vessels. A hernia ('rupture') is a protrusion of…
- Honey bee allergy Allergic reactions to stings of the honey bee (Apis mellifera). These reactions can include dizziness…
- Genome, human See: Human genome
- Exopeptidase An enzyme that catalyzes the cleavage of the terminal (last) or next-to-last peptide bond from a polypeptide…
- Tomograph The apparatus for generating a tomogram, a two-dimensional image of a slice or section through a…
- Tympanic cavity The major portion of the middle ear, consisting of a narrow air-filled cavity in the temporal bone that…
- Inferolateral Below and to one side. Both inferior and lateral. In anatomy, there are many such compound terms. For a more…
- Fondation Jean Dausset-CEPH The Centre d'Etudes du Polymorphisme Humain (CEPH), an internationally renowned research laboratory created…
- ZAP-70 Zeta-chain-associated protein kinase 70. A member of the protein tyrosine kinase family, ZAP-70 is normally…
- Delusional jealousy See: Othello syndrome
- Lymph node, sentinel The first lymph node ('gland') to receive lymphatic drainage from a tumor. Which lymph node is the sentinel…