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PGE-2
Prostaglandin E2
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Show more- Digestive system The organs that are responsible for getting food into and out of the body and for making use of it. These…
- Exogenous Originating from outside the organism. Insulin taken by a diabetic is exogenous insulin
- Mastectomy, simple Removal of one or both breasts, but not the lymph nodes
- Unresectable Unable to be removed (resected) by surgery. To resect is to remove. At the time of diagnosis of esophageal…
- Needle biopsy, stereotactic See: Stereotactic needle biopsy
- Dermal Suffix indicating a relationship to the skin. As in ectodermal, endodermal, and mesodermal; epidermal; and an…
- Down syndrome features Children with Down syndrome have multiple malformations and mental impairment due to the presence of extra…
- Aneurysm A localized widening (dilatation) of an artery, vein, or the heart. At the area of an aneurysm, there is…
- Acid, nucleic One of the molecules in the chromosomes of living cells and viruses that plays a central role in the storage…
- Diathesis In medicine, a 'diathesis' is an elegant term for a predisposition or tendency. Thus, a hemorrhagic diathesis…
- Tapeworm, armed Taenia solium
- Plastic surgeon A surgeon who specializes in reducing scarring or disfigurement that may occur as a result of accidents…