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Thiamine
Vitamin B1. Thiamine (vitamin B1) acts as a coenzyme in the metabolism of the body. Deficiency of thiamine leads to beriberi, a syndrome characterized by inflammation of multiple nerves (polyneuritis), heart disease (cardiopathy), and…
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Show more- Artemidorus Artemidorus of Daldis. Greek physician who wrote Oneirocritica, a work dedicated to the interpretation of…
- Intervention The act of intervening, interfering or interceding with the intent of modifying the outcome. In medicine, an…
- Melanocyte A pigment-producing cell in the skin, hair and eye that determines their color. The pigment that melanocytes…
- Lipomatosis, multiple symmetric A disorder characterized by painless symmetrical diffuse deposits of fat beneath the skin of the neck, upper…
- Occlude 1 To close, obstruct, or prevent the passage. To occlude an artery is to occlude the flow of blood. 2 To…
- Lumbar radiculopathy Nerve irritation caused by damage to the discs between the vertebrae. Damage to the disc occurs because of…
- Lymphatic tissue A part of the body's immune system that helps protect it from bacteria and other foreign entities. Lymphatic…
- Disease, fifth See Gaucher disease, type 1.
- Test, CEA CEA (carcinoembryonic antigen) is a protein found in many types of cells but associated with tumors and the…
- Brain stem The stemlike part of the brain that is connected to the spinal cord. Or conversely, the extension of the…
- Metabolism, inborn error of A heritable disorder of the biochemistry of the4 body. Examples of inborn errors of metabolism include…
- Jackson Laboratory The premiere place for mouse genetics and the largest mammalian genetic research facility in the world. Many…