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Diet, Atkins
A high-protein, high-fat, low-carbohydrate weight-loss diet popularized by Dr. Robert C. Atkins. See: Atkins diet
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- ALS8 See: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 8
- Muscular dystrophy, Becker A form of muscular dystrophy that is quite similar to Duchenne muscular dystrophy, except that patients with…
- BIA Bioelectric impedance analysis
- Helicase An enzyme that unwinds double-strand DNA into two single DNA strands
- Black plague In 14th-century Europe, the victims of the 'black plague' had bleeding below the skin (subcutaneous…
- Bornholm disease Bornholm disease is a temporary illness that is a result of virus infection. The disease features fever and…
- Cholestasis with peripheral pulmonary stenosis Also known as arteriohepatic dysplasia or Alagille syndrome, this ia a genetic disorder characterized by…
- Test, Venereal Disease Research Laboratory A blood test for syphilis. Venereal Disease Research Laboratory is commonly abbreviated VDRL. A negative…
- Burn, third degree A burn in which the damage has progressed to the point of skin death. The skin is white and without sensation