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Medicine

The science and art of healing that employs a variety of health care practices to maintain and restore health by the prevention and treatment of illness.

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An acetyl ester of adenosine diphosphate ribose formed during NAD-dependent deacetylation of proteins by sirtuins. The acetate group resides on the ribose ring where nicotinamide was cleaved from NAD ...

AAUAAA RNA sequence

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A hexanucleotide sequence found 10-30 nucleotides upstream of the site of polyandenylation of mRNA.

Abdominal fibromatosis

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A relatively large mass of unusually firm scarlike connective tissue resulting from active participation of fibroblasts, occurring most frequently in the abdominal muscles of women who have borne ...

Abdominal fibromatoses

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A relatively large mass of unusually firm scarlike connective tissue resulting from active participation of fibroblasts, occurring most frequently in the abdominal muscles of women who have borne ...

Abdominal muscle deficiency syndrome

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A syndrome characterised by abdominal wall musculature deficiency, cryptorchism, and urinary tract abnormalities. The syndrome derives its name from its characteristic distended abdomen with wrinkled ...

Abdominal hernia

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A protrusion of abdominal structures through the retaining abdominal wall. It involves two parts: an opening in the abdominal wall, and a hernia sac consisting of peritoneum and abdominal contents. ...