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Piperine
A pungent alkaloid that is concentrated in the outer skin of pepper berries (which gives pepper much of its bite) and is found in other spices and vegetables including jalapeno peppers. Piperine is used as a flavoring and as an…
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- Castration Removal of the sex glands, usually used to indicate removal of the male testicles
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- Anton Chekhov See: Chekhov, Anton
- HHV-6 Human herpesvirus 6
- Diplopia, monocular Double vision (diplopia) in only one eye. The double vision persists when the other eye is covered. Monocular…
- Mansfield See: Mansfield, Peter
- Melanoma, ciliary body See: Intraocular melanoma
- Atelectasis, primary See: Primary atelectasis
- Monosodium glutamate MSG, a sodium salt of the amino acid glutamic acid that enhances the flavor of certain foods. Originally…
- Fever, Lassa See: Lassa fever
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