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Colon cancer family history
A family history of colorectal cancer (CRC). First-degree relatives of people with CRC are themselves at a 2 to 3-fold increased risk of colorectal cancer. (Parents, brothers and sisters, and children are first-degree relatives.) When the…
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Show more- Autograft Tissue transplanted from one part of the body to another in the same individual. Also called an autotransplant
- Z chromosome A sex chromosome in certain animals, such as chickens, turkeys, and moths. In humans, males are XY and…
- HIV infection, acute The body's initial reaction to infection by the HIV virus. Acute HIV infection is a flu-like syndrome that…
- Sensipar Trade name for cinacalcet, a drug that acts as a calcimimetic. For more information, see: Calcimimetic
- Virus, attenuated To attenuate is to weaken or to make (or become) thin. The word derives from a combination of the Latin…
- Corpus callosotomy The corpus callosum is a band of nerve fibers connecting the two halves (hemispheres) of the brain. A corpus…
- Monaural Relating to one ear. Hearing aids may be monaural (for one ear) or binaural (for both ears). From monos…
- Arachidonate 5-lipoxygenase activating protein ALOX5AP. See: FLAP
- Restriction map An array of sites in DNA susceptible to cleavage by diverse restriction enzymes
- Dacryoadenitis Inflammation of a lacrimal gland (a gland that produces tears)
- Consolidation therapy Therapy: Cancer treatment given after induction therapy to consolidate the gains obtained, further reduce the…
- Uterine rupture A tear of the uterus, an uncommon but very serious situation that may result in hysterectomy, urologic…