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- Toxo (toxoplasmosis) Toxo (toxoplasmosis): An infection caused by a single-celled parasite named Toxoplasma gondii that may invade…
- Prusiner See: Prusiner, Stanley B.
- NIDA Stands for the National Institute on Drug Abuse, one of the National Institutes of Health in the U.S., whose…
- Hereditary atransferrinemia A genetic disorder in which there is absence of transferrin, a plasma protein that transports iron through…
- Hypocalcemia Lower-than-normal blood calcium. Low blood calcium makes the nervous system highly irritable with tetany…
- QALY Quality adjusted life year, a year of life adjusted for its quality or its value. A year in perfect health is…
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