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Cyclooxygenase-1
See: Cox-1
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Show more- Abdominal muscle deficiency syndrome Partial or complete absence of the abdominal muscles so that the outlines of the intestines are visible…
- Breast surgeon A surgeon who is especially skilled in operating on the breast. A breast surgeon may biopsy a tumor in the…
- Ad lib Abbreviation for the Latin 'ad libitum' meaning 'at pleasure' and 'at one's pleasure, as much as one desires…
- Diagnosis 1 The nature of a disease; the identification of an illness. 2 A conclusion or decision reached by diagnosis…
- Alpha-synuclein One in a family of structurally related proteins that are prominently expressed in the central nervous…
- Stenosis, carotid See: Carotid stenosis
- Vectrin Brand name for minocycline
- Lipophilin See: Proteolipid protein
- Pregnancy, hyperemesis of Excessive vomiting during pregnancy which, by definition, leads to the loss of 5% or more of the body weight…
- Tapeworm, pork Taenia solium
- Von Recklinghausen disease Neurofibromatosis type 1
- Gallstones Gallstones: Stones that form when substances in the bile harden. Gallstones can be as small as a grain of…