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Howard Hughes Medical Institute
The largest private source of medical research funds in the United States. The Institute is one of the world's largest philanthropies. It has medical research laboratories across the US and grants programs throughout the world. The…
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Show more- Tuberculosis, miliary The presence of numerous sites of tuberculosis infection each of which is minute, due to dissemination of…
- Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, dermatosparaxis type Lers-Danlos syndrome, dermatosparaxis type: A genetic disorder characterized by extremely fragile and sagging…
- Ichthyosis vulgaris A genetic skin disease that is characterized by scaly (fishlike) areas of skin. The first scaly skin problems…
- Anal incontinence Inability to hold feces in the rectum. This is due to failure of voluntary control over the anal sphincters…
- Berzelius See: Berzelius, Jons Jacob
- Tuber A lump or bump. The backward protrusion of the heel is called the tuber calcanei or, alternatively, the…
- Adverse drug reaction See: Adverse reaction
- Central auditory processing disorder A condition in which there is an inability to differentiate, recognize or understand sounds while both the…
- STDs in women See Sexually transmitted diseases in women
- Food-secure Referring to the situation when people do not need to live with hunger or fear starvation
- Adenosine triphosphate An important carrier of energy in cells in the body and a compound that is important in the synthesis (the…
- Annexin A1 One of the annexins, a family of proteins that share the property of binding calcium and phospholipids. The…