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- Antinuclear antibody Antinuclear antibody: An unusual antibody that is directed against structures within the nucleus of the cell…
- Melanoma, conjunctival An uncommon eye cancer that arises in the conjunctiva, the clear membrane that covers the outer surface of…
- Anterograde amnesia See: Antegrade amnesia
- Aldose reductase inhibitor A class of drugs used to prevent eye and nerve damage in diabetes. Aldose reductase is an enzyme that is…
- Cor The Latin word for the heart. For example, cor pulmonale is heart disease that results from abnormally high…
- Genome, cow See: Bovine genome
- DM1 Type 1 myotonic dystrophy. See: Myotonic dystrophy
- Atom The smallest part of any material that cannot be broken up by chemical means. Each atom has a center (the…
- Cortex The outer portion of an organ. The outer portion of the adrenal gland is called the adrenal cortex; the outer…
- Left ventricle The left lower chamber of the heart that receives blood from the left atrium and pumps it out under high…
- Vasodepressor syncope The temporary loss of consciousness in a particular kind of situation. (Syncope is temporary loss of…