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Blood pressure, low
Any blood pressure that is below the normal expected for an individual in a given environment. Low blood pressure is also referred to as hypotension. Low blood pressure is a relative term because the blood pressure normally varies greatly…
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Show more- Cloning, cell The process of producing a group of cells (clones), all genetically identical, from a single ancestor.
- Rickets, renal Rickets-like bone malformations caused by prolonged inflammation of the kidneys
- African tick typhus One of the tick-borne rickettsial diseases of the eastern hemisphere, similar to Rocky Mountain spotted…
- Intraoral Within the mouth
- Vein, splenic A vein that is formed by the union of several small veins draining blood from the stomach, pancreas and…
- Olivopontocerebellar Pertaining to three particular parts of the brain -- namely, the oliva, the pons, and the cortex of the…
- Marrow The bone marrow
- Asparagine An amino acid, one of the 20 building blocks of protein. Asparagine is nonessential to the diet since the…
- Drug resistance The ability of bacteria and other microorganisms to withstand a drug to which they were once sensitive and…
- Foodborne disease A disease caused by consuming contaminated food or drink. Myriad microbes and toxic substances can…
- Whipple procedure A type of surgery used to treat pancreatic cancer. The head of the pancreas, the duodenum, a portion of the…
- Onycholysis Loosening of the nail from the nail bed, usually starting at the border of the nail. The nail tends to turn…