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EPO (erythropoietin)
Erythropoietin): A hormone produced by the kidney that promotes the formation of red blood cells in the bone marrow. EPO is a glycoprotein (a protein with a sugar attached to it). Human EPO has a molecular weight of 34,000. The kidney…
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Show more- Conformal radiation therapy A procedure that uses computers to create a 3-dimensional picture of the tumor in order to target the tumor…
- BDD Body dysmorphic disorder
- Indication 1. In medicine, a condition which makes a particular treatment or procedure advisable. CML (chronic myeloid…
- Transaminase biochemistry The transaminases are enzymes that catalyze chemical reactions in the body in which an amino group is…
- Kindred An extended family or clan, a group of related individuals. The term 'kindred' is used in population studies…
- Hepatitis B Hepatitis B: Inflammation of the liver due to the hepatitis B virus (HBV), once thought to be passed only…
- STL2 Stickler syndrome, type II. See: Stickler syndrome
- Adenoids Masses of lymphoid tissue in the upper part of throat behind the nose.
- Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia Kidney cancer due to a gene than can be transmitted from parent to child. The vast majority of kidney cancer…
- Incontinentia pigmenti In medicine, the time from the moment of exposure to an infectious agent until signs and symptoms of the…
- Winter depression See: Tooth, wisdom.
- Lymphoma, MALT See: MALT lymphoma