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Glycemic index
An indicator of the ability of different types of foods that contain carbohydrate to raise the blood glucose levels within 2 hours. Foods containing carbohydrates that break down most quickly during digestion have the highest glycemic…
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- Microdeletion The loss of a tiny piece of a chromosome, a piece so small its absence is not apparent on ordinary…
- Brown, Michael Stuart American physician, biochemist and molecular geneticist (1941-) who shared the Nobel Prize for research on…
- Uterine rupture A tear of the uterus, an uncommon but very serious situation that may result in hysterectomy, urologic…
- Vectrin Brand name for minocycline
- Fredrickson, Donald (1924-2002) American physiologist and biomedical research leader who made significant contributions to…
- Ten-day measles An acute highly contagious viral disease with fever, runny nose, cough, red eyes, and a spreading skin rash…
- Nulliparous Never having given birth to a child.
- Doxorubicin cardiomyopathy Brand name: Vibramycin. A synthetic broad-spectrum antibiotic derived from tetracycline. Doxycycline is used…
- Obesity, endogenous Overweight caused by malfunction of the hormonal or metabolic system
- Anorexia nervosa Anorexia nervosa: See Anorexia.
- Gait, steppage See Steppage gait