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Procollagen
A precursor (forerunner) of collagen, the protein that adds strength and support to many body tissues
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- Heritable Capable of being transmitted from parent to child.
- Oneself, fear of An irrational fear of oneself, an intense self-fear that is groundless. Fear of oneself is termed…
- Tornado supplies kit Sluggishness, dullness, languor, lassitude, stupor, torpidity. People can fall into a state of torpor, as can…
- Muscular dystrophy, facioscapulohumeral A form of muscular dystrophy that begins before age 20 with slowly progressive weakness of the muscles of the…
- Guthrie test A simple screening blood test for phenylketonuria (PKU). The Guthrie test was the original impetus to newborn…
- Adenomyosis Pronounced a-den-o- mi-o-sis, this is a common benign condition of the uterus in which the endometrium (the…
- Dentin Dentin is the hard tissue of the tooth surrounding the central core of nerves and blood vessels (pulp).
- Prostatic acid phosphatase (PAP) An enzyme that is normally present only in small amounts in the blood, but that may be found at higher…
- Lymphatics Small thin channels similar to blood vessels that do not carry blood, but collect and carry tissue fluid…
- Ed Lewis Estimated date of confinement, the estimated calendar date when the baby will be born.