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Acid, amino
One of the 20 building blocks of protein. The sequence of amino acids in a protein and, hence, the function of that protein are determined by the genetic code in the DNA. Amino acids are molecules that (in technical terms) contain a basic…
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Show more- Vanishing bone syndrome An inherited form of osteolysis -- the destruction of bone. There are several such syndromes. In one form of…
- Fetal pleural effusion In the fetus, excess fluid between the two membranes (the pleurae) that envelop the lungs. The pleural…
- DGS See: DiGeorge syndrome
- Subcutaneous Under the skin. 'Subcutaneous' implies just under the skin. With a subcutaneous injection, a needle is…
- Electroencephalogram A study of electrical current within the brain. Electrodes are attached to the scalp. Wires attach these…
- Maimonides' prayer R of a Physician: A prayer that is said to have been written by the 12th-century physician-philosopher Moses…
- Mononeuritis Inflammation of a single nerve. There are many causes of mononeuritis including diabetes mellitus, carpal…
- AML Acute myeloid leukemia 1 gene. See: Runx-1.
- Differential diagnosis The process of weighing the probability of one disease versus that of other diseases possibly accounting for…
- Shopaholic Someone obsessed with shopping. A compulsive shopper. From shop + -aholic, alteration of -oholic (as in…
- Pelvis The lower part of the abdomen located between the hip bones
- Oxygenate To add oxygen to any chemical or physical system, including the human body. Oxygenate can also refer to the…