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Anemia, Biermer's
Anemia, Biermer's: A blood disorder caused by a lack of vitamin B12. Patients who have this disorder do not produce the substance in the stomach that allows the body to absorb vitamin B12. This substance is called intrinsic factor (IF)…
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Show more- Rhinitis Irritation of the nose. Derived from the Greek word rhinos meaning of the nose
- Chemosense The chemical sensing system. The sense of smell is part of our chemical sensing system, or the chemosenses
- Mean cell hemoglobin concentration Hemoglobin concentration: The average concentration of hemoglobin in a given volume of blood. The MCHC is a…
- Agenesis of the gallbladder This is a condition in which the gallbladder fails to develop. This happens in approximately one out of every…
- Inch In length, 1/12th of foot or 1/36 of a yard or, metrically, 2.54 centimeters. The inch, along with the foot…
- Mentum Medical term for the chin. From Latin. See: Chin
- Isoform A protein that has the same function as another protein but which is encoded by a different gene and may have…
- Trigger Something that either sets off a disease in people who are genetically predisposed to developing the disease…
- Disease, Graves Generalized diffuse overactivity ('toxicity') of the entire thyroid gland which becomes enlarged into a…
- Fatty acids Molecules that are long chains of lipid-carboxylic acid found in fats and oils and in cell membranes as a…
- Range of motion The range through which a joint can be moved, usually its range of flexion and extension. Due to an injury…
- Dejerine-Klumpke paralysis See: Klumpke palsy