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Menstruation, cessation of
Menstruation, cessation of: Menstruation ends naturally in middle age with the onset of the menopause. It can also end suddenly as a result of induced menopause. Cessation of menstruation in non-menopausal women may be due to pregnancy…
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- Ibuprofen Ibuprofen: A non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) commonly used to treat pain, swelling, and fever…
- Rape, date Rape of a woman by a man with whom she is acquainted. The rapist is usually the woman's 'date' (escort)…
- Sclerosing panencephalitis, subacute (SSPE) A chronic brain disease of children and adolescents that occurs months to often years after an attack of…
- Modeling, chromatin See: Chromatin remodeling
- Transplantation, peripheral blood stem cell A new technique in which stem cells are obtained from a patient's blood and used in bone marrow…
- Electrolysis Electrolysis: Permanent removal of body hair, including the hair root, with an electronic device. While it is…
- Drinox Trade name of the insecticide aldrin. See: Aldrin and dieldrin
- Angiogenesis The process of developing new blood vessels. Angiogenesis is important in the normal development of the…
- Writer's cramp A dystonia that affects the muscles of the hand and sometimes the forearm and only occurs during handwriting…
- Plague genome All of the DNA (the genome) of the bacterium Yersinia pestis that causes the plague, consisting of four rings…
- Endocardial Pertaining to the endocardium, the inside lining of the heart