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Menstrual cramps
Menstrual cramps: Cramping in the lower abdomen, usually in the first or second day of the menstrual cycle. These are caused contractions of the uterus as it expels its unneeded contents, and also by the passage of clotted blood through…
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Show more- Hemoglobin A Normal adult hemoglobin, the main type of hemoglobin after infancy. The A stands for Adult
- ZIP code, protein An informal name for a molecular cell biology system of signals or 'address tags' that guide the movement of…
- Gluten enteropathy A condition, also called celiac sprue, in which the absorption of food nutrients through the small intestine…
- Ulnar Referring to the larger of the two long bones in the forearm. (The smaller one is the radius). The ulna is on…
- Expressed sequence tag (EST) A unique stretch of DNA within a coding region of a gene that is useful for identifying full-length genes and…
- Breast fibroadenoma A common benign (not malignant) tumor of the breast. Usually called simply a fibroadenoma. For more…
- Disease, Paget See: Paget disease
- IBD (inflammatory bowel disease) A group of chronic intestinal diseases characterized by inflammation of the bowel -- the large or small…
- Debris flow injury Also known as mudslide injury. See: Landslide injury
- Ischemia Inadequate blood supply (circulation) to a local area due to blockage of the blood vessels to the area.
- Homograft See: Allograft
- Pregnancy, alcohol in The consumption of alcohol during pregnancy carries the danger of damaging the fetus and causing fetal…