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Elasticin
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- Ependymoma A type of brain tumor derived from the cells that line the cavities within the ventricles of the brain and…
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- Th3 A distinct type of T-helper cell. See: T-helper cell
- Congenital ptosis of the eyelids Drooping of the upper eyelids at birth. The lids may droop only slightly or they may cover the pupils and…
- MCAD Abbreviation for medium-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase. See: MCAD deficiency
- Secretin A hormone made by glands in the small intestine that acts to stimulate pancreatic secretions. Commercially…
- Phytanic acid storage disease See Refsum disease
- Cranial nerve, eleventh The eleventh cranial nerve is the accessory nerve. The twelve cranial nerves, the accessory nerve included…
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