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Xanthoma, disseminatum
A type of xanthoma characterized by orange-to-brown nodules on the skin or mucus membranes
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- MCI Mild cognitive impairment
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- Homo erectus A primate believed to have been an extinct ancestor of modern humans being (Homo sapiens). Known to have been…
- DNA repair The body has a series of special enzymes to repair mutations (changes) in the DNA and restore the DNA to its…
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