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CA 125
CA 125: A cancer marker, a protein normally made by certain cells in the body including those of the uterine tubes, uterus, cervix, and the lining of the chest and abdominal cavities (the peritoneum and pleura). CA 125 stands for cancer…
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- Retardation, reading Reading retardation means impaired ability to read. Reading retardation is an impairment that may, for…
- Cisplatin An anticancer drug that belongs to the family of drugs called platinum compounds. Cisplatin is used in the…
- White matter The part of the brain that contains myelinated nerve fibers. The white matter is white because it is the…
- Callosity Synonymous with callus. Both callus and callosity are derived from the Latin callum meaning thick skin
- Mediterranean Fever Fever: A inherited disorder of unknown cause featuring short recurring bouts of fever together with pain in…
- Map, contig A map depicting the relative order of a linked library of small overlapping clones representing a complete…
- Chondrogenesis imperfecta See: Achondrogenesis type II
- Thymine (T) One member of the base pair A-T (adenine-thymine) in DNA.
- ANLL Acute nonlymphocytic leukemia, More commonly called acute myeloid leukemia (AML). A quickly progressive…
- UAA A triplet consisting of uracil, adenine, adenine, in that order, that acts as a stop codon in messenger RNA…
- Gestation Period of time from conception to birth