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Reduction, breast
See: Breast reduction
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- Exon The region of a gene that contains the code for producing protein. Each exon codes for a specific portion of…
- Water hammer pulse See: Pulse, water hammer
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- Axelrod See: Axelrod, Julius
- Section 1) In anatomy, a slice of tissue. A biopsy obtained by surgery is usually sectioned (sliced), and these…
- Crohn enterocolitis See: Crohn disease
- Hormone, T3 Triiodothyronine, a thyroid hormone. The number 3 is usually in subscript
- Casein The main protein found in milk and other dairy products
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