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Lipid
Another word for 'fat.' (Please see the various meanings of Fat.) A lipid is more formally defined as a substance such as a fat, oil or wax that dissolves in alcohol but not in water. Lipids contain carbon, hydrogen and oxygen but have far…
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Show more- Cystocele Bulging of the bladder into the vagina. From cysto- (the bladder) + -cele (hernia) because the bladder…
- Thyroiditis, Hashimoto See: Hashimoto thyroiditis
- Tired A feeling of a lessened capacity for work and reduced efficiency of accomplishment, usually accompanied by a…
- Ovulatory Relating to ovulation, the release of the ovum (the egg) from the ovary
- Laryngomalacia A soft floppy larynx (voice box). NTER>
- Fatty acid One of many molecules that are long chains of lipid-carboxylic acid found in fats and oils and in cell…
- Chinese restaurant syndrome A syndrome first described in 1968 in people who had eaten Chinese food on which MSG (monosodium glutamate)…
- Fever, dumdum Also called kala-azar, a chronic, potentially fatal parasitic disease of the viscera (the internal organs)…
- Gustavson syndrome A disorder first reported in 1999 by Gustavson and colleagues as a new X-linked mental retardation syndrome…
- Esophagus cancer See: Esophageal cancer
- Tablet splitting The practice of cutting tablets in half. The reason is usually financial. To reduce costs, a physician may…
- Ultraviolet radiation Invisible rays that are part of the energy that comes from the sun. Ultraviolet radiation can burn the skin…