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Estrogen replacement therapy (ERT)
Estrogen replacement therapy (ERT) is used to treat menopause. It reduces or stops the short-term changes of menopause such as hot flashes, disturbed sleep, and vaginal dryness. ERT can prevent osteoporosis, a consequence of lowered…
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- Diffuse cutaneous mastocytosis See: Diffuse mastocytosis
- Geography, medical See: Medical geography
- Avery, Oswald Theodore (1877-1955) Distinguished Canadian-American bacteriologist and research physician and one of the founders of…
- Honey bee genome The genetic complement of the honey bee (Apis mellifera). Its genome is relatively small -- about one-tenth…
- Melittin The principal toxic component in bee venom. Melittin is a relatively short peptide consisting of 26 amino…
- Jawbone 1. As a noun, a bone of the jaw, particularly the mandible.2. As a verb, to try and influence with words…
- Gyn- Combining form pertaining to women. From the Greek gyno, gynaikos meaning woman
- Swimmer's ear Swimmer's ear: Infection of the skin covering the outer ear canal that leads in to the ear drum, usually due…
- Dislocation, congenital hip The abnormal formation of the hip joint in which the ball at the top of the thighbone (the femoral head) is…
- Breast cancer gene BRCA1 A gene that normally acts to restrain the growth of cells in the breast but, when mutated, predisposes to…
- Levothyroxine See: Thomas, Lewis.