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Casein
The main protein found in milk and other dairy products
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- Laryngomalacia A soft floppy larynx (voice box). NTER>
- Pancreatitis Pancreatitis: Inflammation of the pancreas. Of the many diverse causes of pancreatitis, the most common are…
- Ligament, medial collateral knee The knee joint is surrounded by a joint capsule with ligaments strapping the inside and outside of the joint…
- Iris melanoma See: Intraocular melanoma
- Laser coagulation The coagulation (clotting) of tissue using a laser. A coagulation laser produces light in the visible green…
- Vasodilators Agents that act as blood vessel dilators (vasodilators) and open vessels by relaxing their muscular walls…
- Headache, stress See headache, tension
- European typhus See: Typhus, epidemic
- Chromosome, X See: Chronic myelogenous leukemia.
- Tryptophan An amino acid, one of the 20 building blocks of protein. A dietary essential amino acid, tryptophan is…