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N-nitroso-fenfluramine
A variant of fenfluramine. See: Fenfluramine
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Show more- Atrial fib Atrial fibrillation
- Family history of colon polyps See: Colon cancer family history
- Naturopathic Pertaining to naturopathy
- Antigen-antibody complex The complex formed by the binding of an antibody and an antigen. Antigen-antibody complexes are mediators of…
- Mentum Medical term for the chin. From Latin. See: Chin
- Screening mammogram Mammogram: A mammogram (an X-ray of the breast) in women who have no signs of breast cancer. It usually…
- Nurse-midwifery The practice engaged in by a nurse-midwife
- Four-finger crease See: Simian crease
- Hexosaminidase A An enzyme which, when deficient, causes Tay-Sachs disease, a progressive fatal neurologic disorder…
- Conditioning, Pavlovian Named after the Russian physiologist Ivan Petrovich Pavlov (1848-1936) who conditioned dogs to respond in…
- Base-excision repair See: Base excision repair
- Medigap policy In the US, a Medicare supplement insurance policy sold by private insurance companies to fill 'gaps' in…