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Cancer, gastric
Cancer of the stomach, the major organ that holds food for digestion. Worldwide, stomach cancer is the second most frequent cancer and the second leading cause of death from cancer. It can develop in any part of the stomach and spread to…
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- Aplasia of the breast Breast: A rare condition wherein the normal growth of the breast or nipple never takes place. They are…
- Antigenic drift A mechanism for variation by viruses that involves the accumulation of mutations within the antibody-binding…
- Syndrome, Bernard-Soulier Nt platelet syndrome): This is a primary problem of platelets in which the platelets lack the ability to…
- Dipsosis Excessive thirst; overwhelming desire for water or another liquid. Dipsosis may occur when the amount of…
- Colon The part of the large intestine that runs from the cecum to the rectum as a long hollow tube that serves to…
- Spirometry A test of the air capacity of the lung. The test utilizes a machine called a spirometer to measure the volume…
- Pimples Small papules or pustules. See: Pimple
- Glutathione S-transferase, omega-1 See: Glutathione S-transferase omega-1
- Med-school syndrome See: Medical school syndrome
- Insemination The deposition of semen in the female reproductive tract. Under normal circumstances, the deposit is made…
- Cytokinesis 1. During cell division, the process that partitions the cellular contents including the chromosomes…