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- Adult-onset diabetes Type 2 diabetes. See also Diabetes, type 2
- Sigmoid In human anatomy, the lower colon (the lower portion of the large bowel). 'Sigmoid' is short for 'sigmoid…
- Perianal Located around the anus, the opening of the rectum to the outside of the body. Peri- is a prefix borrowed…
- Dengue Also known as Dengue fever, an acute mosquito-borne viral illness of sudden onset that usually follows a…
- Atlas The atlas is the first cervical (neck) vertebra (symbol: C1). It supports the head. The atlas bone is named…
- CD95 See: FAS gene
- Teratogen, warfarin as Warfarin as: The anticoagulant warfarin (COUMADIN) is a known teratogen, an agent that can disturb the…
- Radiation therapy, targeted A procedure that uses computers to create a 3-dimensional picture of the tumor in order to target the tumor…
- Patellar tendonitis A common injury to the patellar tendon. Also called patellar tendonopathy or jumper's knee because it often…
- Concordance 1. The presence of any given condition such as HIV in both members of a couple.2. In genetics, the presence…
- Angiography A procedure performed to view blood vessels after injecting them with a radioopaque dye that outlines them on…