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NIGMS
Stands for the National Institute of General Medical Sciences, one of the National Institutes of Health in the U.S., whose mission is to 'support basic biomedical research that is not targeted to specific diseases or disorders. Among the…
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Show more- Fear of pain An abnormal and persistent fear of pain. The fear is excessive, beyond that which is expected under the…
- Study, cross-sectional A study done at one time, not over the course of time. A cross-sectional study a disease such as AIDS might…
- AMI Acute myocardial infarction. A heart attack. The term 'myocardial infarction' focuses on the heart muscle…
- Valine An amino acid, one of the 20 building blocks of protein. A dietary essential amino acid, valine is required…
- Fear of worms (parasitic) Feverish.
- Allergy immunotherapy Stimulation of the immune system with gradually increasing doses of the substances to which a person is…
- Paraphimosis A condition in which the foreskin of the penis, once retracted, cannot return to its original location. The…
- Thigh The thigh extends from the hip to the knee. The thigh has only one bone, the femur which is the largest bone…
- Vein, portal A large vein that carries blood from the stomach and the intestines to the liver. The portal vein is formed…
- Craniometaphyseal dysplasia An inherited skeletal condition that involves abnormal bone formation and abnormal mineralization of the…
- MP Abbreviation for mercaptopurine and molecular pathology
- Stapes A stirrup-shaped bone in the middle ear. The stapes transmits sound vibrations from the incus, another little…