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Anemia, iron deficiency
Anemia, iron deficiency: The most common known form of nutritional disorder in the world, iron deficiency results in anemia because iron is necessary to make hemoglobin, key molecule in red blood cells responsible for the transport of…
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Show more- Antisense mRNA An mRNA (messenger RNA) transcript that is complementary to endogenous mRNA. Antisense mRNA is the noncoding…
- Chronic lymphocytic leukemia See: Juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia.
- Tacrolimus Tacrolimus: A drug that suppresses the immune system and prevents transplant rejection. The drug acts by…
- Paget disease A chronic bone disorder that typically results in enlarged, deformed bones due to excessive breakdown and…
- Sydenham chorea An acute neurologic disorder that emerges several months following a streptococcal ('strep') infection, most…
- Drug resistance The ability of bacteria and other microorganisms to withstand a drug to which they were once sensitive and…
- Tendo calcaneus See: Achilles tendon
- Tonsil stone A tiny stone (calculus) in the tonsils. These stones, called tonsilloliths, are found within little pockets…
- Xenotropic virus A virus that can grow in the cells of a species foreign to the normal host species, a species different from…
- Therapy, grief See: Grief therapy
- Acute pancreatitis Sudden inflammation of the pancreas. The pancreas abruptly becomes inflamed and then gets better. Some people…
- D and C Stands for dilatation and curettage. This is a very common gynecologic procedure in which the cervix of the…