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Allergy desensitization
Stimulation of the immune system with gradually increasing doses of the substances to which a person is allergic, the aim being to modify or stop the allergy 'war' (by reducing the strength of the IgE and its effect on the mast cells)…
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Show more- Intelligence, non-verbal Innate or learned ability to understand and carry out motor tasks, such as solving physical puzzles. Also…
- Grid, Amsler The normal process of reacting to a loss. The loss may be physical (such as a death), social (such as…
- Pollenosis See: Pollinosis
- C2 (cervical vertebra) C2 is the symbol for the second cervical vertebra, which is also called the axis. It is so-named because the…
- Syndrome, Pallister-Killian Condition with multiple malformations at birth and mental retardation due to isochromosome 12p mosaicism (an…
- DNA polymerase Enzyme that catalyzes (speeds) the polymerization of DNA. DNA polymerase uses preexisting nucleic acid…
- Oligospermia Fewer sperm than normal. Azoospermia, by contrast, means absolutely no sperm at all.
- Carditis Inflammation of the heart
- Flax seed The seed of the common flax plant (also known as linseed and, botanically, Linum usitatissimum). Flax seed…
- Malady From the French maladie for illness.
- Laparoscopic 1. Pertaining to the procedure of laparoscopy.2. Pertaining to a laparoscope, the instrument by which…
- Eructation Better known as burping or belching. Casting up wind (expelling air) from the stomach through the mouth