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Igestive and (NIDDK): One of the National Institutes of Health in the U.S., the NIDDK has a multisystem name and a comparably broad mission, namely, to 'conduct and support basic and applied research and provide leadership for a national…
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- HDL cholesterol Lipoproteins, which are combinations of lipids (fats) and proteins, are the form in which lipids are…
- Pectoralis muscle absence with syndactyly A unique pattern of one-sided malformations characterized by a defect of the chest (pectoralis) muscle on one…
- Manic-depression Alternating moods of abnormal highs (mania) and lows (depression). Called bipolar disease because of the…
- Athymic mouse A laboratory mouse lacking a thymus gland. Athymic mice have no T cells and useful in research because they…
- Tympanic cavity The major portion of the middle ear, consisting of a narrow air-filled cavity in the temporal bone that…
- Therapy, antiretroviral (ART) Treatment that suppresses or stops a retrovirus. One of the retrovirus is the human immunodeficiency virus…
- Glucosamine A molecule derived from the sugar glucose by the addition of an amino (NH2) group, glucosamine is a component…
- Myocarditis, viral Inflammation of the muscles in the walls of the heart due to a viral infection. Among the offenders are dozen…
- Film Slang shortening of X-ray film, an X-ray, a radiograph
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- XXXXX syndrome A chromosome disorder in females, caused by the presence of five X chromosomes rather than the usual two. It…