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Palmitate
An antioxidant and a vitamin A compound that is added to low-fat and fat-free milk to replace the vitamin content lost through the removal of milk fat. Palmitate (more formally known as retinyl palmitate) contains palmitic acid, a…
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- Aural vertigo, recurrent A condition, also known as Meniere's disease, with recurrent vertigo accompanied by ringing in the ears…
- Replacement therapy, estrogen (ERT) Estrogen replacement therapy (ERT) is used to treat menopause. It reduces or stops the short-term changes of…
- Leukotriene One of a group of hormones that cause the symptoms of hayfever and asthma. Derived from arachidonic acid, the…
- Ductus arteriosus A key arterial shunt (ductus) in fetal life. Before birth, blood pumped from the heart through the pulmonary…
- Adult T-cell leukemia Abbreviated ATL. A malignancy of mature T lymphocytes (T cells) with its onset in adulthood caused by…
- DSS1 Or Dss1. A small protein important to the process of error-free DNA repair by recombination
- Constrictive pericarditis Scarring of the pericardial sac. This limits the ability of the heart to function because it cannot expand…
- Attention The ability to focus selectively on a selected stimulus, sustaining that focus and shifting it at will. The…
- Tropical oil Coconut, palm kernel or palm oil. Like all fats and oils, these three oils contain various types of fatty…
- Diabetes, ketosis-prone See Diabetes, type 1
- HHDN The abbreviation for the scientific name of aldrin. (The scientific name for aldrin…