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Liver of pregnancy, acute fatty
Liver failure in late pregnancy, usually from unknown cause. Acute fatty liver of pregnancy (AFLP) typically occurs in first-time pregnancies in the last trimester. AFLP causes nausea and vomiting, abdominal pain especially in the upper…
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- Pineoblastoma A fast-growing brain tumor in the pineal gland that originates in germ cells. Also known as a pineal teratoma
- Respiratory insufficiency The condition in which the lungs cannot take in sufficient oxygen or expell sufficient carbon dioxide to meet…
- Leukocytes Cells that help the body fight infections and other diseases. Also called white blood cells (WBCs).
- Boomeritis Injuries to older amateur athletes, especially those who are part of the Baby Boom, born when there was a…
- Warburg's yellow enzyme A key respiratory enzyme discovered by the German biochemist Otto Heinrich Warburg (1883-1970), a pioneer in…
- Perinatologist An obstetrical subspecialist concerned with the care of the mother and fetus at higher-than-normal risk for…
- Point mutation A single nucleotide base change in the DNA. A point mutation may consist of the loss of a nucleotide, the…
- Prepuce The fold of skin that covers the head of the penis. Also known as the foreskin. Only about 1 in every 20 boys…
- E2F transcription factor 3 See: E2F3