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Fetal fibronectin
A protein produced during pregnancy and the basis of a test for preterm delivery. Fetal fibronectin (fFN) functions as a 'glue' attaching the fetal sac to the uterine lining. The presence of fFN during weeks 22-34 of a high-risk pregnancy…
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- Complementary medicine A group of diagnostic and therapeutic disciplines that are used together with conventional medicine. An…
- CB2 receptor See: Cannabinoid receptor 2
- Septicemia Systemic (bodywide) illness with toxicity due to invasion of the bloodstream by virulent bacteria coming from…
- BMD (bone mass density) Abbreviation for bone mass density and the synonymous term, bone mineral density
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- ApoA-I Milano A variant of apolipoprotein A-I identified in about 40 inhabitants of Limone sul Garde, a small town in rural…