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Pharmacy, compounding
A facility that both makes and sells prescription drugs. A compounding pharmacy can often concoct drug formulas that are specially tailored to patients: for example, liquid versions of medications normally available only in pill form, for…
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Show more- Epicanthal fold A fold of skin that comes down across the inner angle (canthus) of the eye. The epicanthal fold is more…
- Cancer, testicular Cancer of the male sex organ (testicle) that normally produces the hormone testosterone. One of the most…
- Thrombosis The formation or presence of a blood clot in a blood vessel. The vessel may be any vein or artery as, for…
- Full gene sequence The complete order of bases in a gene. This order determines which protein a gene will produce
- Cerebral cortex A thin mantle of gray matter about the size of a formal dinner napkin covering the surface of each cerebral…
- Asclepius One of the earliest Greek gods to specialize in healing. He was known to the Romans as Aesculapius. Healers…
- CSF 1. Cerebrospinal fluid.2. Colony-stimulating factor
- Reflex, let down The let down reflex of the mother is an involuntary reflex during breastfeeding which causes the milk to flow…
- Oculocutaneous albinism See: Albinism, oculocutaneous
- Fragile site A term devised in 1969 by Frederick Hecht to denote a heritable point on a chromosome where gaps and breaks…
- Disease, Still See: Arthritis, systemic-onset juvenile rheumatoid
- Syndrome, Reiter A chronic form of inflammatory arthritis wherein the following three conditions are combined: (1) arthritis…