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Menopause
Menopause: The time in a woman's life when menstrual periods permanently stop; it is also called the 'change of life.' Menopause is the opposite of the menarche. Menopause is defined as the time when there has been no menstrual periods for…
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Show more- Prodrug A precursor (forerunner) of a drug. A prodrug must undergo chemical conversion by metabolic processes before…
- Dihydroxyacetone Also known as DHA, the active ingredient in most sunless tanning lotions. See: DHA
- Hypothyroidism, infantile Hypothyroidism (subnormal activity of the thyroid gland) that starts after birth and is manifest by features…
- Amylo- (Amyl- before a vowel.) A prefix pertaining to starch. From the Greek amylon, meaning starch
- Nickel A silver-white metallic element. Long-term exposure to nickel, such as from jewelry, can cause a form of…
- Labia minora The smaller (minor) inside pair of labia (lips) of the vulva (the female external genitalia).
- Lymphoma, aggressive See: Aggressive lymphoma
- Essential mixed cryoglobulinemia Essential mixed cryoglobulinemia: A condition in which cryoglobulin proteins which are a mixture of various…
- Willebrand-Juergens disease See: Von Willebrand disease
- Aromatherapy A form of alternative and complimentary medicine based on the use of very concentrated 'essential' oils from…
- Microscope An optical instrument that augments the power of the eye to see small objects. The name microscope was coined…
- Xenograft A surgical graft of tissue from one species to an unlike species (or genus or family). A graft from a baboon…