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United States National Library of Medicine
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The National Library of Medicine (NLM), on the campus of the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland, is the world's largest medical library. The Library collects materials and provides information and research services in all areas of biomedicine and health care.
In medicine, a shortage of a substance needed by the body.
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The process of removing phosphate groups from an organic compound (as ATP) by hydrolysis; also: the resulting state.
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In medicine, refers to a part of the body that is farther away from the center of the body than another part. For example, the fingers are distal to the shoulder.
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1) The action or process of contracting: the state of being contracted (contraction of hepatitis, lung expansion and contraction in breathing--P. G. Donohue). 2) The action of a functioning muscle or muscle fiber in which force is generated accompanied especially by shortening and thickening of the muscle or muscle fiber or sometimes by its lengthening (isometric contraction, isotonic contraction); especially: the shortening and thickening of a functioning muscle or muscle fiber. 3: One of usually a series of rhythmic tightening actions of the uterine muscles (as during menstruation or labor).
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Riguardante la pelle.
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1) A cystic growth originating from lymphatic tissue. It is usually found in the neck, axilla, or groin. 2) A benign lymphatic neoplasm usually arising from the neck and characterized by cystic dilation of the lymphatic vessels.
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The transparent part of the eye that covers the iris and the pupil and allows light to enter the inside.
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The process of identifying a disease by the signs and symptoms.
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A disease in which the function or structure of the affected tissues or organs changes for the worse over time. Osteoarthritis, osteoporosis, and Alzheimer's disease are examples.
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To remove carboxyl from.
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