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Show more- G protein These molecules have been described as 'biological traffic lights.' Located inside the cell, G proteins are…
- Daughter 1. A female offspring. 2. A female adopted child. 3. A product of radioactive decay. 4. A cell resulting from…
- Tapeworm infection, pork Known medically as cysticercosis, an infection caused by Taenia solium (the pork tapeworm). Infection occurs…
- Vidian neuralgia A distinctive syndrome of headaches, better known today as cluster headache. There are two main clinical…
- American College of Surgeons (ACS) The American College of Surgeons (ACS) was formed in 1913 under the aegis of Dr. John Miller Turpin Finney…
- Subclavian steal An illness that stays below the surface of clinical detection. A subclinical disease has no recognizable…
- Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis: Abbreviated as DISH. Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis is a…
- Musical hallucinosis See: Musical hallucination
- Pancreatic Having to do with the pancreas, a spongy, tube-shaped organ about 6 inches long. It is located in the back of…
- Shunt, ventriculopleural See: Ventriculopleural shunt
- Familial advanced sleep-phase syndrome (FASPS) An inherited abnormal sleep pattern in which the individual is a 'morning lark' and consistently goes to…
- Karyocyte Any cell that possesses a nucleus. A neuron (nerve cell) is a karyocyte; it has a nucleus. A mature…