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121Porphyria — Any of a group of inherited diseases characterized by skin sensitivity to sunlight and/or by intermittent acute attacks of abdominal and nerve pain. The porphyrias are caused by enzyme defects that trigger the overproduction of porphyrins by the… …
122norethynodrel — An orally active progestin with some estrogenic activity; used as a progestational agent and, in combination with mestranol, as an oral contraceptive. * * * nor·ethyn·o·drel .nȯr ə thīn ō .drel, thin , eth in n …
123regulation — 01. Current [regulations] forbid the use of company cars for personal reasons. 02. Some people think that access to the Internet should be [regulated] so that children are not exposed to pornography. 03. The veterinarian told Sammy to [regulate]… …
124pelvic inflammatory disease — (PID) Also called salpingitis, the term is applied to infections of the fallopian tubes that follow or are concurrent with uterine and cervical infections. Gonorrhea and Chlamydia are the most common organisms, and the infection is usually… …
125norethindrone — noun Etymology: nor + ethinyl + hydr + one (as in progesterone) Date: 1958 a synthetic progestational hormone C20H26O2 used in birth control pills often in the form of its acetate …
126Amoxicillin — Systematic (IUPAC) name (2S,5R,6R) 6 …
127Paradigm shift — sometimes known as extraordinary science or revolutionary science, is the term first used by Thomas Kuhn in his influential 1962 book The Structure of Scientific Revolutions to describea change in basic assumptions within the ruling theory of sc …
128Human skin color — Skin pigmentation redirects here. For animal skin pigmentation, see Biological pigment. Variety of skin colors Human skin color is primarily due to the presence of melanin in the skin. Skin color ranges from almost black to white with a pinkish… …
