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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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Activated factor XI

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Activated form of factor XI. In the intrinsic pathway, factor XI is activated to XIa by factor XIIa in the presence of cofactor HMWK; (high molecular weight kininogen). Factor XIa then activates ...

Activated factor X

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Activated form of factor X that participates in both the intrinsic and extrinsic pathways of blood coagulation. It catalyses the conversion of prothrombin to thrombin in conjunction with other ...

Activated killer monocyte

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Monocytes made cytotoxic by in vitro incubation with cytokines, especially interferon-gamma. The cells are used for adoptive immunotherapy in cancer patients.

Activated factor XIII

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Activated form of factor XIII, a transglutaminase, which stabilises the formation of the fibrin polymer (clot) culminating the blood coagulation cascade.

Activated factor VII

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Activated form of factor VII. Factor VIIa activates factor X in the extrinsic pathway of blood coagulation.

A type of massage in which finger pressure on specific body sites is used to promote healing, relieve fatigue, etc. Although the anatomical locations are the same as the acupuncture points used in ...

Acute articular rheumatism

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A febrile disease occurring as a delayed sequela of infections with streptococcus pyogenes. It is characterised by multiple focal inflammatory lesions of the connective tissue structures, such as the ...