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Diarrhea, antibiotic-induced
Diarrhea, antibiotic-induced: A bacterium called Clostridium difficile (C.difficile), one of the most common causes of infection of the large bowel (colon). Patients taking antibiotics are at particular risk of becoming infected with C…
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- Pentapeptide A peptide consisting of five amino acids
- Val . Valine. See also: Amino acid symbols
- Cholesterol lowering with fibrate The fibrates are cholesterol-lowering drugs that are primarily effective in lowering triglycerides and, to a…
- Salabrasion A technique in which salt or a salt solution is used to abrade the skin, for example to remove the pigment…
- Cyclin D A family of three closely related proteins termed cyclin D1, D2 and D3 that are expressed in an overlapping…
- Lamin A/C The lamin family of proteins that make up the nuclear lamina, a matrix of protein located next to the inner…
- Leukemia, acute nonlymphocytic Leukemia, acute nonlymphocytic: Abbreviated ANLL. More commonly called acute myeloid leukemia (AML). A…
- Hormone, triiodothyronine A hormone made by the thyroid gland. It has three iodine molecules attached to its molecular structure…
- Oil, tropical Coconut, palm kernel or palm oil. Like all fats and oils, these three oils contain various types of fatty…
- Manicheel tree A dangerous tropical tree whose sap is highly poisonous and corrosive. The sap comes out when a leaf is…
- Sagittal sinus A crucial large vein that goes over the top of the skull from front to back and then splits to take blood…