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Maturity onset diabetes of the young
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- Tubes The 'tubes' are medically known as the Fallopian tubes. There are two Fallopian tubes, one on each side…
- Face, masklike A surgical procedure designed to make the face appear younger by pulling loose facial skin taut. With age or…
- Pandiculation The act of stretching and yawning. (If you are in a public place, you might consider demonstrating the…
- Lumbar puncture Lumbar puncture: A lumbar puncture or 'LP' is a procedure whereby spinal fluid is removed from the spinal…
- Julius Axelrod See: Axelrod, Julius
- Materfamilias The female head of the family; the mother figure. Materfamilias is the Latin for mother of the household. It…
- Macroglobulinemia, Waldenstrom See: Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia
- Myocardial infarction, acute See: Acute myocardial infarction
- ACh (acetylcholine) Abbreviation for acetylcholine. See: Acetylcholine