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Antithyroid antibody
An antibody directed against the thyroid gland, a gland which produces thyroid hormones (such as, for example, thyroxine and triiodothyronine). Antithyroid antibodies can be associated with inflammation of the thyroid gland and affect its…
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Show more- Ileus Obstruction of the intestine due to it being paralyzed. The paralysis does not need to be complete to cause…
- C (cytosine) C stands for cytosine, a DNA nucleotide that which is one member of the base pair in DNA consisting of…
- Fear of loneliness An abnormal and persistent fear of loneliness, of being alone. Sufferers of this fear experience undue…
- D (drug caution code) Abbreviation on a medication that indicates caution because the medication may cause drowsiness. While not a…
- UGA A triplet consisting of uracil,guanine, adenine, in that order, that acts as a stop codon in messenger RNA…
- Low blood pressure Low blood pressure: Any blood pressure that is below the normal expected for an individual in a given…
- Body image obsession Excessive concern about one's appearance. Some concern about one's appearance is normal. But an obsession…
- Anovulatory Not accompanied by ovulation, the release of an ovum (egg) from the ovary. For example, anovulatory…
- Body mass index A key index for relating a person's body weight to their height. The body mass index (BMI) is a person's…
- Operon A set of genes transcribed under the control of an operator gene. More specifically, an operon is a segment…
- Morton disease See: Morton's neuroma
- Chlorpyrifos An insecticide that has adverse neurological effects. Also known as Dursban. Chlorpyrifos causes weakness…