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Corticosteroid
Any of the steroid hormones made by the cortex (outer layer) of the adrenal gland. Cortisol is a corticosteroid
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- Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy See: Giant hypertrophic gastritis.
- IPT Interpersonal therapy
- Fetal mortality rate The ratio of fetal deaths divided by the sum of the births (the live births + the fetal deaths) in that year…
- Hysterectomy, laparoscopically assisted vaginal Rocedure using laparoscopic techniques to remove the uterus (womb) and/or tubes and ovaries through the…
- Chromatin modeling See: Chromatin remodeling
- Epitope A single antigenic site on a protein against which an antibody reacts
- Acute-phase reactant See: Acute-phase protein
- Y map The array of genes on the Y chromosome. Once thought to be a genetic wasteland, the Y now is known to contain…
- External genitalia, female See: Female external genitalia
- Flow karyotyping Use of flow cytometry to analyze and/or separate chromosomes on the basis of their DNA content
- Pleural effusion Excess fluid between the two membranes that envelop the lungs. These membranes are called the visceral and…