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Blood cleaner
A process designed to eliminate most pathogens -- viruses, bacteria and fungi -- from donated blood. The process is termed 'pathogen inactivation.' It depends upon the fact that three components of blood that are given in transfusions --…
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- Docosahexaenoic acid DHA. An essential fatty acid, thought to be important to the development of infants, particularly as regards…
- Hypertrophic Exhibiting hypertrophy (enlargement or overgrowth of an organ or part of the body due to increased size of…
- Health Insurance Portability Accountability Act T: See: HIPAA
- EBS (epidermolysis bullosa simplex) See: Epidermolysis bullosa simplex
- ADA (American Diabetes Association) The American Diabetes Association (ADA) provides the following introduction: 'The American Diabetes…
- Syndactyly, partial A condition in which fingers or toes are partially joined together. Syndactyly can involve the bones or just…
- Gout, tophaceous A form of chronic gout whereby nodular masses of uric acid crystals (tophi) are deposited in different soft…
- Pollinosis 1. Hay fever in response to pollen. 2. Hay fever in response to any allergen. See: Hay fever.
- Curcumin A mixture of compounds derived from the curry spice turmeric. Curcumin is sold in the US as a herbal…
- FGFR2 A mutation (change) in the fibroblast growth factor receptor 2 (FGFR2) gene on chromosome 10 causes the…
- Cyanosis A bluish color of the skin and the mucous membranes due to insufficient oxygen in the blood. For example, the…