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NCEP
The National Cholesterol Education Program. See: National Cholesterol Education Program
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- Elbow, cellulitis of the Inflammation of the skin around the elbow due to infection (cellulitis) commonly occurs as a result of…
- Cancer, breast, susceptibility genes Cancer, breast, susceptibility genes: Inherited factors that predispose to breast cancer. Put otherwise…
- Neurogenic shock A type of shock (a life-threatening medical condition in which there is insufficient blood flow throughout…
- Labrum In medicine, a ring of fibrocartilage (fibrous cartilage) around the edge of the articular (joint) surface of…
- Vein, superior vena cava A large vein that receives blood from the head, neck, upper extremities, and thorax and empties it into the…
- Hallucinogenic 1. As an adjective: Producing hallucinations. From hallucino- + -genic, a word ending meaning producing. 2…
- Water fluoridation The addition of fluoride to water supplies that are low in fluoride in order to prevent dental caries. For…
- Suicide gene A gene whose expression in a cell is lethal for that cell. Suicide genes form the basis of a strategy for…
- Gene deletion The total loss (or absence) of a gene. Gene deletion plays a role in birth defects and in the development of…
- Neonatal lupus A lupus-like disease in a baby due to the transfer through the placenta of lupus antibodies from the mother…