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Deficiency, iron
The most common known form of nutritional disorder in the world, iron deficiency results in anemia because iron is necessary to make hemoglobin, key molecule in red blood cells responsible for the transport of oxygen. In iron deficiency…
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Show more- Myeloproliferative Referring to the proliferation of the bone marrow cells that give rise to red blood cells, granulocytes (a…
- Bladder catheter, indwelling A flexible plastic tube (a catheter) inserted into the bladder that remains ('dwells') there to provide…
- Labia majora The larger (major) outside pair of labia (lips) of the vulva (the female external genitalia).
- Mower injury Injury from a mower, a machine used to cut grass (or other grains or weeds) to an even length. The main…
- Spots in front of the eyes Also known as 'floaters', blurry spots that drift in front of the eyes but do not block vision. The blur is…
- Sulci The plural of sulcus
- Hashimoto disease See: Hashimoto thyroiditis
- Imbricate Overlapping like shingles or tiles on a roof. The scales on a snake are imbricate. From the Latin imbricatus…
- Nevi The plural of nevus
- Bioinformatics The sum of the computational approaches to analyze, manage, and store biological data. Bioinformatics…
- Predispose To make more likely or render susceptible. Smoking predisposes to a number of diseases, including esophageal…
- Diabetic shock Hypoglycemia (low blood sugar) associated with diabetes. Symptoms include a sweet, chemical odor on the…