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CCK
Cholecystokinin
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Show more- Breast discharge The spontaneous flow of fluid from the nipple at any time other than during nursing. This can be due to an…
- Triptans (Triptan) Fear of the number 13. Written reference to this fear dates to the late 1800s. The term triskaidekaphobia…
- Dexfenfluramine A weight loss drug, in a class of drugs called anorectics which decrease appetite. This drug, sold in the US…
- Jerk, sleep See: Hypnic jerk
- Mortality, infant The death of an infant before his or her first birthday. The infant mortality rate is, by definition, the…
- Slow-wave sleep Sleep: Stage 3 and 4 non-rapid eye movement (non-REM) sleep. Slow-wave sleep is characterized by brain wave…
- Snake antivenom See: Snake antivenin. Other spellings: Snake antivenin
- Ovulatory Relating to ovulation, the release of the ovum (the egg) from the ovary
- Exfoliation syndrome See: Pseudoexfoliation syndrome
- Gigantism, focal Excessive growth of specific body parts such as an arm, the tongue, or a combination of specific body parts…
- Fracture, hangman's See: Hangman's fracture
- Nevus 1. Any birthmark.2. A benign pigmented spot on the skin such as a mole (a cluster of melanocytes and…