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Gamma-linolenic acid
Abbreviated GLA. An essential polyunsaturated fatty acid contained in some plant seed oils including evening primrose oil, black currant oil, and borage oil. GLA has been used for a number of different disorders. GLA is of no benefit for…
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Show more- Ear ringing Together with other abnormal ear noises, ear ringing is medically called tinnitus. Tinnitus can arise in any…
- Knee ligaments Ligaments are strong, elastic bands of tissue that connect bone to bone. They provide strength and stability…
- Conotoxin A toxin made by cone snails (Conidae), also called cone shells, which are fish-eating snails that inhabit…
- GOLD-0 One of the stages of chronic obstructive lung disease (COPD), according to the Global Initiative for Chronic…
- Acanthamoeba A microscopic organism, an amoeba, found in soil, dust and fresh water (lakes, rivers, hot springs and hot…
- Maternal serum alpha-fetoprotein (MSAFP) The presence of AFP, a plasma protein normally produced by the fetus, in the mother's blood. MSAFP serves as…
- Tooth root The lower two-thirds of a tooth. The roots are normally buried in bone, and serve to anchor the tooth in…
- RDS (respiratory distress syndrome) Formerly known as hyaline membrane disease, a syndrome of respiratory difficulty in newborn infants caused by…
- St. Vitus dance Another name for Sydenham chorea. St. Vitus is the patron saint of epileptics, dancers, and actors
- Measly The word measly can refer to measles, and, thence, to spotty and, thence, to something that is of little…
- Organs of reproduction, male >The male external genitalia -- the penis, the male urethra, and the scrotum; and >The male internal…
- Medicine, adoption Medicine for the adopted child, including pre-adoption counseling and evaluation based on a child's medical…