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Bromine
A brownish-red element that is a liquid at room temperature, dissolves in water, and has a bleach-like suffocating odor. Bromine occurs naturally in the earth's crust and seawater. Bromine is found as an alternative to chlorine in swimming…
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- Whitmore's disease An infectious illness, also called melioidosis, that is most frequent in Southeast Asia and Northern…
- ELA2 The gene encoding the enzyme elastase 2 (neutrophilic elastase). Mutations in ELA2 cause cyclic…
- Arrhythmia An abnormal heart rhythm. In an arrhythmia the heartbeats may be too slow, too rapid, too irregular, or too…
- BMT Bone marrow transplantation, a procedure in which doctors replace bone marrow that is diseased (or damaged)…
- Endometrioma Part of the condition known as endometriosis. Endometrioma is a type of cyst formed when endometrial tissue…
- Sore, canker Sore, canker: A small ulcer crater in the lining of the mouth that is often painful and very sensitive. Also…
- Anorgasmia Failure to achieve orgasm (climax) during sexual intercourse. Anorgasmia can result from many causes…
- Forceps, obstetrical An instrument designed as an aid in the vaginal delivery of a baby. Forceps may be used to ease delivery or…
- Familial Parkinson disease type 1 A familial form of Parkinson disease inherited in an autosomal dominant manner due to mutation in the…
- Amylo- (Amyl- before a vowel.) A prefix pertaining to starch. From the Greek amylon, meaning starch