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Cancer, kidney
Malignancy of the kidney, the organ that is primarily responsible for the removal of metabolic products from the body. The types of kidney cancer in adults and children are different and distinct: > >Adults -- Kidney cancer tends to occur…
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- Chronic granulocytic leukemia See: Chronic myelogenous leukemia
- Qinghaosu A Chinese herb (also called sweet wormwood) from which is extracted the antimalarial agent artemisinin
- Precocious puberty Precocious puberty is the unusually early development of secondary sexual features. The onset of sexual…
- Filovirus A family of viruses that cause hemorrhagic fever. Filoviruses have single- stranded RNA as their genetic…
- Tumor, islet cell See: Islet cell cancer
- G protein These molecules have been described as 'biological traffic lights.' Located inside the cell, G proteins are…
- Transvestitism Transvestitism, or transvestic fetishism, refers to the practice by heterosexual males of dressing in female…
- Achilles tendonitis Inflammation of the Achilles tendon, the tough sinew that attaches the calf muscle to the back of the…
- Postphlebitic syndrome See: Post-thrombotic syndrome
- Polycentric Having two or more centers. Polycentric disease is usually referred to as multicentric disease. See also…
- Squawroot See: Blue cohosh