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- Bisphosphonate A class of drugs used to strengthen bone. Bone is in a constant state of remodeling, whereby new bone is laid…
- Optic cup The white, cup-like area in the center of the optic disc. The optic disk is the circular area at the back of…
- Uvea Part of the eye, consisting collectively of the iris, the choroid of the eye, and the ciliary body > >The…
- Prominent vertebra The 7th cervical (neck) vertebra (C7) is sometimes called the prominent vertebra because of the length of its…
- Complex partial seizure A form of partial seizure during which the person loses awareness. The patient does not actually become…
- ACEI ACE inhibitor
- Thorn, George W. American endocrinologist (1906-2004) who was a pioneer in the use of cortisone for treating Addison's…
- DNA, satellite DNA that contains many tandem (not inverted) repeats of a short basic repeating unit. Satellite DNA is…
- Penile Of or pertaining to the penis
- Lassa virus The deadly cause of Lassa fever. Lassa virus is a virulent and highly transmissible RNA virus that belongs to…