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Granulomatosis, Wegener's
An inflammatory disease of small arteries and veins (vasculitis) that classically involves vessels supplying the tissues of the lungs, nasal passages (sinuses), and kidneys. Symptoms include fatigue, weight loss, fevers, shortness of…
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Show more- Bone, thigh The thigh bone in anatomy is called the 'femur.' Whichever term -- thigh bone or femur -- you care to use, it…
- Foramen, intervertebral See: Intervertebral foramen
- HHV-2 Human herpesvirus 2, a virus that causes genital herpes, which is characterized by sores in the area of the…
- Hysteroscopy A procedure to see inside the uterus (the womb) using a viewing tube that is inserted into the vagina up…
- C. botulinum Clostridium botulinum
- Gonad, male The male gonad, the testicle (or testis), located behind the penis in a pouch of skin (the scrotum). The…
- Double-masked See: Double-blind
- UGA A triplet consisting of uracil,guanine, adenine, in that order, that acts as a stop codon in messenger RNA…
- Protein malnutrition Insufficient intake of nitrogen-containing food (protein) to maintain a nitrogen balance or nitrogen…
- Lecithinase See: Phospholipase
- Cymbalta Brand name for duloxetine hydrochloride, a drug approved by the FDA to treat major depresssion in adults and…
- Bacterium The singular of bacteria