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Fatty acids,omega-3
A class of fatty acids found in fish oils, especially from salmon and other cold-water fish, that acts to lower the levels of cholesterol and LDL (low-density lipoproteins) in the blood. (LDL cholesterol is the 'bad' cholesterol.) Omega-3…
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- Genome, yeast See: Yeast genome
- Wilms tumor An inherited disorder in which too much copper accumulates in the body. Although the accumulation of copper…
- Quinquagenarian Someone in his or her fifties. See also: Age by decade
- Palate, soft The muscular part of the roof of the mouth. The soft palate is directly behind the hard palate. It lacks bone…
- Lungs The lungs are a pair of breathing organs located with the chest which remove carbon dioxide from and bring…
- FALDH deficiency Also known as the Sjogren-Larsson syndrome, this is a genetic (inherited) disease usually characterized by a…
- Pinosome A tiny fluid-filled vesicle (bubble) within a cell. Pinosomes are created in the process of pinocytosis in…
- Hogwarts headache Headache: A generalized headache from spending many hours reading an unusually long volume such as one of…
- Typhus, murine An acute infectious disease with fever, headache, and rash, all quite similar to, but milder than, epidemic…
- Clostridium botulinum A group of rod-shaped bacteria commonly found in the soil that grow best under low oxygen conditions. The…
- Serotonin reuptake inhibitor, selective A selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) is one of the commonly prescribed drugs for treating…