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Sensipar
Trade name for cinacalcet, a drug that acts as a calcimimetic. For more information, see: Calcimimetic
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- Myomectomy Surgery to remove a fibroid from the uterus. A fibroid, or leiomyoma, is a benign tumor that arises from the…
- Gene testing Testing a sample of blood (or another fluid or tissue) for evidence of a gene. The evidence can be…
- Vaccination, DPT See: DPT immunization
- Foramina of Luschka Opening from the fourth ventricle, one in a system of four communicating cavities called ventricles within…
- Polycystic kidney disease, adult See: Polycystic kidney disease, autosomal dominant
- Louise Brown See: Brown, Louise.
- Tuberous sclerosis 1 The TSC1 gene involved in causing the disease tuberous sclerosis. See: TSC1
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- Gay A person who is homosexual, especially a male homosexual. The word 'gay' in this regard may denote the…