mutation
Any change in the DNA of a cell.
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492 matchesmyalgia
Whether the ache sits in one muscle or everywhere at once is the first question, because the two lists of causes barely overlap.
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The myometrium is the thick muscular wall of the uterus that contracts during labor and menstruation and gives the organ its structural strength.
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A substance that is being studied in the treatment of leukemia.
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One of the few drugs that does nothing at all unless a particular poison is present, which is what makes it usable by bystanders.
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Not one disease but a family of them, sharing inflamed kidney tissue and a set of clues that appear in the urine.
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Pressure rather than pain is the danger, since urine that cannot escape backs up and injures the kidney quickly.
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Nephrotoxic describes a substance capable of damaging the kidneys, a property considered when prescribing certain medications or evaluating toxic exposures.
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Neuroblastoma is a cancer of immature nerve cells that develops mainly in infants and young children, often starting near the adrenal gland.
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Neuroendocrine tumors arise from hormone releasing cells scattered throughout the body and can secrete excess hormones causing varied symptoms.
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A nevus, more commonly called a mole, is a benign cluster of pigment producing skin cells that can be flat or slightly raised.
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Nicotine gum is an over the counter chewing gum that delivers a measured dose of nicotine to ease cravings during smoking cessation.
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Chemicals that assemble wherever nitrite meets the right partner, including inside the stomach, and that damage DNA once the liver has processed them.
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A clinical study that includes some, but not all, of the eligible patients identified by the researchers during the study registration period.
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Most of what circulates leaks from sympathetic nerve endings rather than pouring out of the adrenal glands, unlike its better known relative.
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Blockage of a hollow structure such as the bowel, airway, urinary tract, or a duct, slowing or halting what normally passes through.
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OCT is an imaging technique that uses light waves to produce cross-sectional pictures of tissue, most familiar as a routine eye exam of the retina.
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A type of radionuclide scan used to find carcinoid and other types of tumors.
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Ocular melanoma is a rare cancer of the pigment producing cells within the eye, most often arising in the middle layer called the uvea.
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Omentectomy removes the omentum, a fatty membrane that drapes over the abdominal organs, most often performed during surgery for ovarian or gastrointestinal cancer.
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