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CCP
Cyclic citrullinated peptide
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- Norplant contraceptive Implantable progestin in the form of Norplant was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for…
- Cancer of the vulva An uncommon cancer of women in which the malignancy is in the vulva, the outer part of the vagina, that…
- Cushing, Harvey Renowned American neurosurgeon (1869-1939) whose name is now associated with Cushing syndrome (Cushing…
- Edwards syndrome Trisomy 18 syndrome. Children with the syndrome have an extra chromosome 18 with a characteristic pattern of…
- CHD Congenital heart disease, a malformation of the heart or the large blood vessels near the heart. The term…
- Activity, drug A measure of the physiological response a drug produces in the body. A less active drug produces less…
- Natriuretic peptide >A-type natriuretic peptide is secreted largely by the atrial myocardium in response to dilatation. >B-type…
- Hyperopia Farsightedness; the ability to see distant objects more clearly than close objects. Hyperopia may be…
- Chromosome inversion, paracentric The chart of the linear array of genes on a chromosome. A chromosome map can also refer to the visual…
- Syndrome, patellofemoral (PFS) The commonest cause of chronic knee pain, PFS characteristically causes vague discomfort of the inner knee…
- Jakob's disease Better known as Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD), a dementing disease of the brain. It is believed due to an…