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Alkaloid, vinca
See: Vinca alkaloid
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- MCD Abbreviation (not only for McDonald's but also) for a number of entities in medicine including minimal change…
- Tuberculosis, drug-resistant Tuberculosis (TB) that does not respond to drug treatment. Drug-resistant TB has become a very serious…
- Talipes equinovarus The common ('classic') form of clubfoot. Talipes is made up of the Latin talus (ankle) + pes (foot). Equino-…
- Viscera The internal organs of the body, specifically those within the chest (as the heart or lungs) or abdomen (as…
- Ser Serine. See also: Amino acid symbols
- Foramina of Luschka Opening from the fourth ventricle, one in a system of four communicating cavities called ventricles within…
- Event A set of outcomes. Cardiovascular events might include a heart attack and gastrointestinal events a GI bleed…
- Lingual gyrus An area in the occipital lobe, the visual processing center in the brain. The lingual gyrus extends to the…
- Actinic keratosis Our Actinic keratosis Main Article provides a comprehensive look at the who, what, when and how of Actinic…
- Osteocyte A bone cell
- Intraocular tension The pressure within the eye. See: Intraocular pressure