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Show more- Uridine monophosphate (UMP) A molecular ion derived from uridylic acid. It has a uracil as its base
- Exomphalos-macroglossia-gigantism syndrome See: Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome
- Neurosyphilis, tabes Also known as tabes dorsalis, the slowly progressive degeneration of the spinal cord that occurs in the late…
- Angiography, fluorescein See: Von Willebrand disease.
- Eardrum The tympanic membrane of the ear, or tympanum, the membrane that separates the middle ear from the external…
- Intercellular Between cells, as in an intercellular bridge
- Carcinoma, basal cell Carcinoma, basal cell: The most common type of skin cancer, a disease in which the cancer cells resemble the…
- MCP1 Monocyte chemotactic protein-1, a member of the small inducible gene (SIG) family, plays a role in the…
- Immunization, Td Td is the vaccine given to children over six and adults as boosters for immunity to diphtheria and tetanus
- MP Abbreviation for mercaptopurine and molecular pathology
- Lifestyle disease A disease associated with the way a person or group of people lives. Lifestyle diseases include…
- Kelman, Charles D. See: Phacoemulsification