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- Rodenticidal Capable of killing rats or other rodent pests or preventing them from damaging food, crops, etc
- Multiple system atrophy See: Shy-Drager syndrome, which is also known as multiple system atrophy with postural hypotension
- New England Journal of Medicine Despite its regional name, The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) is far from provincial. It is an…
- Ear ringing Together with other abnormal ear noises, ear ringing is medically called tinnitus. Tinnitus can arise in any…
- NG Nasogastric
- Multifactorial Multiple factors. Multifactorial inheritance is the type of hereditary pattern seen when there is more than…
- Helminthphobia An abnormal and persistent fear of being infested with parasitic worms called helminths. The eggs of these…
- Gastroenterology The medical specialty devoted to the study, diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the digestive system…
- CSF (colony-stimulating factor) A laboratory-made agent similar to a substance in the body that stimulates the production of blood cells. The…
- AGXT A gene that provides instructions for making a liver enzyme called alanine-glyoxylate aminotransferase…
- Genetic transposition The ability of genes to change position on chromosomes, a process in which a transposable element is removed…