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Hidrotic
Pertaining to hidrosis, sweating, the production of perspiration. Hidrotic ectodermal dysplasia is the form of this hereditary disease in which the patient can sweat, as opposed to anhidrotic ectodermal dysplasia in which the patient is…
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Show more- Periosteum The periosteum is a dense membrane composed of fibrous connective tissue that closely wraps (invests) all…
- Plague genome All of the DNA (the genome) of the bacterium Yersinia pestis that causes the plague, consisting of four rings…
- Sting, Africanized bee All stings from bees (and other large stinging insects such as yellow jackets, hornets and wasps) can trigger…
- Phenol 1. A poisonous corrosive compound obtained by the distillation of coal tar that, in dilute solution, is an…
- FAP Familial adenomatous polyposis, a prominent hereditary colon cancer syndrome
- Headache, febrile A headache associated with fever. Because this can sometimes indicate inflammation of the brain, as in…
- Memory, long-term A system for permanently storing, managing, and retrieving information for later use. Items of information…
- Tracheoesophageal puncture A small opening made by a surgeon between the esophagus and the trachea. A valve keeps food out of the…
- Syndrome, Brachmann-de Lange See: de Lange syndrome
- Fibrosarcoma A malignant tumor that begins in fibrous connective tissue at the ends of the arm or leg bones and may spread…
- Diploe The soft spongy material between the inside table and outside table (the interior and exterior bony plates)…
- Aromasin Brand name of exemestane, an oral antiestrogen. Aromasin inhibits the enzyme aromatase in the adrenal glands…