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Chemokine receptor
Chemokine receptor: A molecule that receives a chemokine and a chemokine dock. A chemokine is a protein that acts as a lure. Chemokines are involved in inflammation, cancer, and infectious diseases. Several chemokine receptors are…
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Show more- Spondylolisthesis Forward movement of one of the building blocks (vertebrae) of the spine in relation to an adjacent vertebra…
- Ehlers-Danlos syndrome See: Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, dermatosparaxis type.
- Magnesium A mineral involved in many processes in the body including nerve signaling, the building of healthy bones…
- Penicillin Penicillin: The most famous of all antibiotics, named for the fungal mold Penicillium notatum from which it…
- Antifungal drug A drug used to treat fungal infections. Examples of antifungal drugs include miconazole (MONISTAT) and…
- Fournier's gangrene Gangrene: A horrendous infection of the genitalia that causes severe pain in the genital area (in the penis…
- Lymphadenopathy-associated virus Another name for the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) that causes AIDS. Please see: Lymphadenopathy virus
- Muscular dystrophy, limb-girdle One of a group of diseases that may begin in childhood or later with slowly progressive weakness and wasting…
- Nasal Having to do with the nose. Nasal drops are intended for the nose, not (for example) the eyes. The word…
- Thrombophilia The tendency to form blood clots (thrombosis). The clots can break off, travel through the bloodstream and…
- Underwater weighing A method for determining the lean body mass. This method weighs a person underwater and then calculates the…
- Physiologic amenorrhea The cessation of menstruation that it is completely normal and is not caused by anything pathologic. The lack…