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Proteins, acute-phase
See: Acute-phase protein
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- Aphasia, amnestic See Anomia
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- Creatine A compound the body synthesizes (makes) and then utilizes to store energy. The storage of energy occurs when…
- Tonic-clonic seizure The classic type of epileptic seizure consisting of two phases to a tonic-clonic seizure -- the tonic phase…
- ANXA1 Annexin A1
- Eye Institute, National (NEI) One of the US National Institutes of Health, NEI's mission is to 'conduct and support research, training…
- Syndrome, adult respiratory distress Better known as ARDS. See: ARDS
- Spinal cord compression The act of exerting an abnormal amount of pressure on the spinal cord. Compression of the spinal cord may…
- Reaction kinetics Kinetics (with an 's' at the end) refers to the rate of change in a biochemical (or other) reaction, the…
- Syndrome, Cockayne See: Cockayne syndrome
- Silicosis A form of lung disease resulting from occupational exposure to silica dust over a period of years. Silicosis…