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Selective Estrogen-Receptor Modulator (SERM)
A 'designer estrogen' which possesses some, but not all, of the actions of estrogen. For example, raloxifene (trade name EVISTA) is classified as a SERM because it prevents bone loss (like estrogen) and lowers serum cholesterol (like…
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Show more- Placenta, supernumerary A succenturiate or accessory placenta
- JP drain The original suction drain. The drain itself is inside the body. It is made of Teflon and has multiple…
- Staphylococcus, antibiotic-resistant Form of the Staphylococcus bacteria that is unaffected by commonly used antibiotics. Antibiotic-resistant…
- Periphery 1. The outside or surface of a structure; the portion outside the central region. 2. The circumference of a…
- T-suppressor cells T cells that express the CD8 transmembrane glycoprotein (CD8+ T cells). They close down the immune response…
- Interventional Pertaining to the act of intervening, interfering or interceding with the intent of modifying the outcome…
- Hansen disease Leprosy, a chronic granulomatous infection caused by a bacterium which affects various parts of the body…
- Spanish influenza See: Spanish flu
- Traction, orthopedic The use of a system of weights and pulleys to gradually change the position of a bone. It may be used in…
- Behavior center, moral An area of the brain in what is known as the prefrontal cortex. Children who suffer damage before 16 months…
- Acute kidney failure See: Acute renal failure
- LVRS Lung volume reduction surgery. See: Lung reduction surgery