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Postmenopausal
After the menopause. Postmenopausal is defined formally as the time after which a woman has experienced twelve (12) consecutive months of amenorrhea (lack of menstruation) without a period. The average length of the postmenopause has been…
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- Parasitic Having to do with a parasite, as in a parasitic infection; or acting like a parasite by taking nourishment…
- Bisphosphonate A class of drugs used to strengthen bone. Bone is in a constant state of remodeling, whereby new bone is laid…
- FMDV Foot-and-mouth disease virus. See: Foot-and-mouth disease
- Genome, Yersinia pestis See: Plague bacterium genome
- PH A measure of the acidity or alkalinity of a fluid. The pH of any fluid is the measure of its hydrogen ion…
- Environmental Protection Agency >All Americans are protected from significant risks to human health and the environment where they live…
- Cathartic A laxative
- Glu Glutamic acid. See also: Amino acid symbols
- Genome, Bos taurus See: Bovine genome
- Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor A selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) is one of the commonly prescribed drugs for treating…
- OSA (obstructive sleep apnea) See: Oscillopsia.