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Immunosuppression
Suppression of the immune system. Immunosuppression may result from certain diseases such as AIDS or lymphoma or from certain drugs such as some of those used to treat cancer. Immunosuppression may also be deliberately induced with drugs…
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Show more- Imprinting, psychological A remarkable genetic phenomenon that occurs in animals, and theoretically humans, in the first hours of life…
- Anonymous testing Testing in which no name is used -- there is total anonymity -- to identify the person tested. For example…
- Soft chancre See: Chancroid
- Forced expiratory volume The volume of air that can be forced out taking a deep breath, an important measure of pulmonary function…
- Deinococcus radiodurans A bacterium that can survives extremely high levels of radiation and therefore has high potential for…
- Aseptic The absence of microorganisms. By contrast, something that just discourages the growth of microorganisms is…
- Pharma food A food product with a pharmacological additive meant to improve health, for example, to lower cholesterol
- LP (lumbar puncture) Also known as a spinal tap, an LP is a procedure whereby spinal fluid is removed from the spinal canal for…
- NHGRI Stands for National Human Genome Research Institute, one of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in the…
- Vasculitis, allergic Vasculitis, allergic: A disease (also more commonly called the Churg-Straus syndrome) characterized by…
- Arthritis, degenerative A type of arthritis caused by inflammation, breakdown, and eventual loss of the cartilage of the joints. Also…
- Adenocarcinoma A cancer that develops in the lining or inner surface of an organ. More than 95 percent of prostate cancers…