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Five-lipoxygenase activating protein
See: FLAP
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- Hormone, estrogenic A female hormone produced by the ovaries (or an equivalent hormone synthesized in the laboratory). Estrogen…
- Poland anomaly A unique pattern of one-sided malformations characterized by a defect of the chest (pectoralis) muscle on one…
- TLR4 Toll-like receptor 4
- Chyme A pre-digested, acidified mass of food that passes from the stomach into the small intestine
- Islet cell tumor See: Islet cell cancer
- Aer-, aero- Prefix indicating a problem due to air or gas, such as aerogastria (excess stomach gas.
- Renal cancer Malignancy of the kidney, the organ that is primarily responsible for the removal of metabolic waste products…
- Tophus A nodular mass of uric acid crystals. Tophi are characteristically deposited in different soft tissue areas…
- Hypomania A condition similar to mania but less severe. The symptoms are similar with elevated mood, increased…
- Radiation therapy, conformational A procedure that uses computers to create a 3-dimensional picture of the tumor in order to target the tumor…
- Saphenous vein, large The larger of the two saphenous veins, the principal veins that run up the leg superficially (near the…