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MIC-1
Macrophage inhibitory cytokine 1. A divergent member of the transforming growth factor beta superfamily. MIC-1 is produced in the placenta. There are detectable levels of MIC-1 in the blood of the mother during pregnancy. Low levels of…
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- Urgency, urinary An immediate unstoppable urge to urinate, due to a sudden involuntary contraction of the muscular wall of the…
- Stilling-Turk-Duane syndrome See: Duane syndrome
- Fibrillation In matters of the heart (cardiology), fibrillation is incoordinate twitching of the heart muscle fibers. The…
- Tent, oxygen A tent-like device used to deliver high levels of oxygen to a patient in a bed. The tent typically covers the…
- Sensitivity, analytic See: Analytic sensitivity
- Douglas, pouch of >Culdoscopy, the introduction of a viewing tube (endoscope) through the vagina into the cul-de-sac…
- Codes, drug caution Abbreviations on medications that indicate caution. While not a part of the historical heritage of ancient…
- Artificial heart A manmade heart. An artificial heart was temporarily implanted in 1969 by Denton Cooley in Houston, Texas…
- Botulinum toxin A toxin produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum that is the most poisonous biological substance…