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Show more- Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease: Abbreviated vCJD. A human disease thought due to the same infectious agent…
- Alanine-glyoxylate aminotransferase A liver enzyme known, for short, as AGXT. See: AGXT
- Food Any substance eaten to provide nutritional support for the body
- Histiocytic necrotizing lymphadenitis A disorder, also called Kikuchi disease, that typically causes 'swollen glands' in the neck (cervical…
- DNA sequence, draft Sequence of a DNA with less accuracy than a finished sequence. In a draft sequence, some segments are missing…
- Vital Necessary to maintain life. Breathing is a vital function
- Provigil Brand name of the drug modafinil. See: Modafinil
- Acute lymphocytic leukemia See: Acute lymphoblastic leukemia
- Patellar tendonitis A common injury to the patellar tendon. Also called patellar tendonopathy or jumper's knee because it often…
- Phe Phenylalanine. See also: Amino acid symbols
- Pharmacopeia Also spelled pharmacopoeia, an official authoritative listing of drugs. Aspirin has, for example, long been…
- NIGMS Stands for the National Institute of General Medical Sciences, one of the National Institutes of Health in…