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Pharmacogenomics
The study of how variations in the human genome affect the response to medications. The older term 'pharmacogenetics' was created from the words 'pharmacology' and 'genetics' to indicate the intersection of pharmaceuticals and genetics…
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- Aneurysm, cardiac Outpouching of an abnormally thin portion of the heart wall. An aneurysm is a localized widening (dilatation)…
- Gerstmann-Straussler disease See: Gerstmann-Straussler-Scheinker syndrome
- Tapazol Trade name for methimazole, an antithyroid medication.
- Female The traditional definition of female was 'an individual of the sex that bears young' or 'that produces ova or…
- Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty Angioplasty: PTCA. The use of a balloon-tipped catheter to enlarge a narrowed artery
- MELAS syndrome MELAS syndrome: MELAS is the acronym for Mitochondrial Encephalopathy, Lactic Acidosis, and Stroke-like…
- Salicylic acid A substance obtained from plants (white willow back and wintergreen leaves) and also synthesized which is…
- Agoraphobia Agoraphobia: An abnormal and persistent fear of public places or open areas, especially those from which…
- Perchloric acid See: Perchlorate
- Cancer, islet cell See: Islet cell cancer
- Birt Hogg Dube syndrome See: Birt-Hogg-Dube syndrome