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Avastin
The first drug in a new class designed to treat cancer by compromising its blood supply. Avastin (bevacizumab) is believed to prevent angiogenesis, the formation of new blood vessels that supply the tumor with blood, oxygen and other…
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- MI A poisonous vapor or mist believed to be made up of particles from decomposing material that could cause…
- Typhoid fever Typhoid fever: An acute illness with fever caused by infection with the Salmonella typhi bacteria contracted…
- Bag, air A bag that fills with air, designed for frontal impact crashes, the kind of crashes which account for more…
- Peyronie disease A syndrome of craniosynostosis (premature fusion of the cranial sutures) due to mutation in FGFR (fibroblast…
- Change, single base A change in which a single base in the DNA differs from the usual base at that position. These single base…
- Genomic imprinting The phenomenon of parent-of-origin gene expression. The expression of a gene depends upon the parent who…
- Diabetes, adult-onset Type 2 diabetes. See also Diabetes, type 2
- Disease, Ritter This is the scalded skin syndrome, a potentially serious side effect of infection with the Staph…
- CA 1. Short (and slang) for cancer and carcinoma.2. Abbreviation for cardiac arrest; chronological age; coronary…
- Optic neuroma A slow-growing benign tumor of the optic nerve. Optic gliomas are associated with neurofibromatosis type 1…
- Abuse, psychological child Also known as emotional child abuse, this is the third most frequently reported form of child abuse (after…