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BMRs (biological response modifiers)
Substances that stimulate the body's response to infection and disease. The body naturally produces small amounts of these substances. Scientists can produce some of them in the laboratory in large amounts for use in treating cancer…
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Show more- Postpartum depression Postpartum depression: A form of severe depression after delivery that requires treatment. It is sometimes…
- Dermatan sulfate An glycosaminoglycan (formerly called a mucopolysaccharide) found mostly in skin but also in blood vessels…
- Minor anomaly An unusual anatomic feature that is of no serious medical or cosmetic consequence to the patient. A minor…
- Vasculitis, allergic Vasculitis, allergic: A disease (also more commonly called the Churg-Straus syndrome) characterized by…
- Aerobic exercise Brisk physical activity that requires the heart and lungs to work harder to meet the body's increased oxygen…
- XX male syndrome A syndrome characterized by the presence of an XX sex chromosome complement in an individual with male…
- Therapy, gene Insertion of normal DNA directly into cells to correct a genetic defect. The treatment of disease by…
- Sternutator Something that causes a sneeze. From the Latin sternutatio (sneeze). See also: Sternutation
- HELLP syndrome A syndrome featuring a combination of 'H' for hemolysis (the breakdown of red blood cells), 'EL' for elevated…
- Scarlatina Also called scarlet fever, a disease caused by infection with group A streptococcal bacteria that occurs in a…
- Hairball A wad of swallowed hair. Hairballs can sometimes be found to cause blockage of the digestive system…
- Stat See: STAT