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Grief, complicated
See: Complicated grief
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- Hormone, progesterone A female hormone, progesterone is the principal progestational hormone. Progestational hormones prepare the…
- Exemestane An oral antiestrogen. Exemestane inhibits the enzyme aromatase in the adrenal glands that produces the…
- Chromosome, acentric An abnormal chromosome (a microscopically visible carrier of the genetic material DNA) with two centromeres…
- MRCP Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography, an application of MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) to the…
- Psychotropic medication Any medication capable of affecting the mind, emotions, and behavior. Some medications such as lithium, which…
- Retic Short for reticulocyte
- Aquaphobia An abnormal and persistent fear of water. Sufferers from aquaphobia experience anxiety even though they…
- Artificial knee A replacement for the human knee. An artificial knee typically has a metal shell on the end of the thigh bone…
- CT cell See: Cytotoxic T-lymphocyte
- Thorn, George W. American endocrinologist (1906-2004) who was a pioneer in the use of cortisone for treating Addison's…
- Modeling, chromatin See: Chromatin remodeling