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N-nitroso-fenfluramine
A variant of fenfluramine. See: Fenfluramine
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- Drugs, anti-angiogenesis These drugs, which include angiostatin and Endostatin, halt the process of developing new blood vessels…
- Due date The estimated calendar date when a baby will be born, the date the baby is due to be born. It is also called…
- Metabolic diseases, inherited Also called inborn errors of metabolism, these are heritable (genetic) disorders of biochemistry. Examples…
- Th2 A distinct type of T-helper cell. See: T-helper cell
- Agent, antihypertensive As the name suggests, a drug aimed at reducing high blood pressure (hypertension)
- Congenital defect A birth defect.
- Small eye Also called microphthalmia, an abnormally small eye, a congenital malformation (birth defect) of the globe…
- Nucleosome Structure responsible in part for the compactness of a chromosome. Each nucleosome consists of a sequence of…
- Disease, occupational A disease due to a factor in a person's occupation. For example, lung disease in miners. Occupational…
- DHF (dengue hemorrhagic fever) A syndrome due to the dengue virus that tends to affect children under 10, causing abdominal pain, hemorrhage…
- Gerstmann-Straussler-Scheinker disease See: Gerstmann-Sträussler-Scheinker syndrome