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Familial Parkinson disease type 3
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Show more- Lipoprotein A complex of lipid and protein, the way lipids travel in the blood. Cholesterol, a building block of the…
- Proteins Large molecules composed of one or more chains of amino acids in a specific order determined by the base…
- Smoking, involuntary The involuntary inhaling of environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) by someone who is not smoking. See: ETS
- Ascus An elongated spore case containing the spores of certain fungi including yeast
- Syphilis test (FTA-ABS) The fluorescent treponemal antibody absorbed (FTA-ABS) test for syphilis is a blood serum screening test…
- Air-conditioner lung A form of the sick building syndrome caused by organisms that contaminate humidifiers and the piping of air…
- Smallpox vaccination antidote See Vaccinia immune globulin
- Anterior tongue The front two-thirds of the tongue. In contrast to the base of the tongue, which is the back third. The…
- Microscope, compound A microscope that consists of two microscopes in series, the first serving as the ocular lens (close to the…
- TTR The gene that encodes transthyretin, a plasma protein consisting of 127 amino acids that binds retinol and…
- Cerebritis Inflammation of the brain
- Syndrome, Asperger See: Asperger syndrome