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- Ketone body A chemicals that the body makes when there is not enough insulin in the blood and it must break down fat…
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- Tuberculosis, antibiotic-resistant A variant of tuberculosis (TB) that is not affected by one or more of the antibiotics normally used to treat…
- Sabin, Florence R. Sandy or gritty. For example, the sludge in bile may be sabulous. And the stony sediment in urine may be…
- Vertebral arch A circle of bone around the canal through which the spinal cord passes. A vertebral arch is composed of a…
- Cranial nerve, third The third cranial nerve is the oculomotor nerve. The cranial nerves emerge from or enter the skull (the…
- Disease names See: Disease nomenclature