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Anti-angiogenesis drugs
These drugs, which include angiostatin and Endostatin, halt the process of developing new blood vessels (angiogenesis). Angiostatin is a piece of a larger and very common protein, plasminogen, that the body uses in blood clotting…
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- Brainstem implant A type of hearing aid that bypasses the cochlea in the middle ear and the auditory nerve and is implanted in…
- Human Genome Organisation The international organization of scientists involved in the Human Genome Project, the global initiative to…
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- Tetraethylplumbane Tetraethyl lead
- PAD Peripheral artery disease
- Berserk Frenzied, enraged. From the Norse berserkr, one of the old Norse warriors who worked themselves into a frenzy
- Papillomatosis A disorder with numerous papillomas wart growths). For example, laryngeal papillomatosis is the presence of…
- Autoimmune lymphoproliferative syndrome (ALPS) A disease caused by failure of lymphocytes to die once they have finished doing their job. As a result…
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- Gastric cancer Cancer of the stomach, the major organ that holds food for digestion. Worldwide, stomach cancer is the second…
- Liver An organ in the upper abdomen that aids in digestion and removes waste products and worn-out cells from the…