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RU-486
The French abortion pill, also known as mifepristone. RU-486 has been used in combination with another drug called misoprostol, terminate pregnancy at an early stage. It is used with women who are no more than 7 weeks pregnant. The drug…
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- AAAS Spoken of as the 'triple-AS', the American Association for the Advancement of Science is an organization…
- Medical College Admissions Test (MCAT) The MCAT is a test that is required of all applicants to medical school in the U.S. and Canada. The MCAT is…
- Wellcovorin See: Leucovorin
- Small eye Also called microphthalmia, an abnormally small eye, a congenital malformation (birth defect) of the globe…
- Somatropin Growth hormone made by the pituitary gland or a synthetic version of that hormone. Naturally occurring…
- Respiration 1. The act of inhaling and exhaling air in order to exchange oxygen for carbon dioxide. Synonymous with…
- Automatic seizure A form of complex partial seizure characterized by automatisms, which are unconscious movements that may…
- Central retinal vein The blood vessel that carries blood away from the retina of the eye. The counterpart to the central retinal…
- Hox gene One of a subgroup of homeobox genes that are found in clusters on the genes of vertebrates. These are…
- Aberration (1) A deviation or irregularity. For example, a chromosome aberration is a deviation from the normal…
- Miner's asthma See: Black lung disease