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Peeling agent
An agent that promotes the softening and shedding of the horny outer layer of the skin. Also called a keratolytic
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- MI A poisonous vapor or mist believed to be made up of particles from decomposing material that could cause…
- Hexosaminidase A An enzyme which, when deficient, causes Tay-Sachs disease, a progressive fatal neurologic disorder…
- Valsalva, Antonio Maria Italian anatomist and pathologist, physician and surgeon (1666-1723), perhaps best known for the Valsalva…
- Islet cell carcinoma See: Islet cell cancer
- Makeup, permanent See: Permanent makeup
- Heterozygote A person possessing two different forms of a particular gene, one inherited from each parent. A heterozygote…
- Hepatoma Cancer originating in the liver, in liver cells. More often called hepatocarcinoma or hepatocellular…
- Gingivitis Gum disease with inflammation of the gums. On inspection, the gums will appear red and puffy, and will…