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Cancer, lung
Cancer of the major organ of respiration - the lung. Lung cancer kills more men and women than any other form of cancer. Since the majority of lung cancer is diagnosed at a relatively late stage, only 10% of all lung cancer patients are…
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- Antibody, antithyroglobulin An antibody directed against thyroglobulin which is a key protein in the thyroid gland essential to the…
- SSPE Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis, a chronic brain disease of children and adolescents that occurs months…
- D (domain) Abbreviation for domain, a discrete portion of a protein with its own function. The combination of domains in…
- Rhinitis, allergic, perennial Allergic rhinitis (hayfever) that occurs throughout the year
- Abscission To remove tissue by cutting it away, as in surgery
- Bright's disease Chronic inflammation of the blood vessels in the kidney with protein, specifically albumin, in the urine…
- Ferroniere A jewel held to the forehead by a chain worn by women in France and Italy in the 16th century to hide the…
- Aminotransferase An enzyme that catalyzes the transfer of an amino group from a donor molecule to a recipient molecule. The…
- Athelia Absence of the nipple. Athelia is a rare condition but it is common in certain conditions. Athelia tends to…
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