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aorta
Medical; Human genome
1) The large arterial trunk that carries blood from the heart to be distributed by branch arteries through the body. 2) The largest artery in the body. It carries oxygen-rich ...
acute lymphocytic leukemia
Medical; Human genome
A quickly progressing disease in which too many immature white blood cells (called lymphoblasts) are found in the blood and bone marrow. Also called acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
alpha-fetoprotein (AFP)
Medical; Human genome
1) A protein normally produced by a fetus. AFP levels are usually undetectable in the blood of healthy adult men or women (who are not pregnant). An elevated level of AFP ...
acute myelogenous leukemia
Medical; Human genome
A quickly progressing disease in which too many immature blood-forming cells are found in the blood and bone marrow. Also called acute myeloid leukemia or acute nonlymphocytic ...
adenine
Medical; Human genome
1) Adenine (A) is one of four chemical bases in DNA, with the other three being cytosine (C), guanine (G), and thymine (T). Within the DNA molecule, adenine bases located on one ...
angiogenesis
Medical; Human genome
Blood vessel formation when new vessels emerge from the proliferation of pre-existing blood vessels.
adenocarcinoma
Medical; Human genome
1) Carcinoma derived from glandular tissue or in which tumor cells form recognizable glandular structures. 2) Cancer that begins in cells that line certain internal organs and ...
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