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Alveoloplasty
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D000543 |
[Conservative contouring of the alveolar process, in preparation for immediate or future denture construction. (Dorland, 28th ed)
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Alzheimer Disease
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D000544 |
[A degenerative disease of the BRAIN characterized by the insidious onset of DEMENTIA. Impairment of MEMORY, judgment, attention span, and problem solving skills are followed by severe APRAXIAS and a global loss of cognitive abilities. The condition primarily occurs after age 60, and is marked pathologically by severe cortical atrophy and the triad of SENILE PLAQUES; NEUROFIBRILLARY TANGLES; and NEUROPIL THREADS. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, pp1049-57)
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Alzheimer Vaccines
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D023582 |
[Vaccines or candidate vaccines used to prevent or treat ALZHEIMER DISEASE.
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Amacrine Cells
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D025042 |
[INTERNEURONS of the vertebrate RETINA. They integrate, modulate, and interpose a temporal domain in the visual message presented to the RETINAL GANGLION CELLS, with which they synapse in the inner plexiform layer.
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Amanita
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D000545 |
[A genus of fungi of the family Agaricaceae, order Agaricales; most species are poisonous.
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Amanitins
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D000546 |
[Cyclic peptides extracted from carpophores of various mushroom species. They are potent inhibitors of RNA polymerases in most eukaryotic species, blocking the production of mRNA and protein synthesis. These peptides are important in the study of transcription. Alpha-amanitin is the main toxin from the species Amanitia phalloides, poisonous if ingested by humans or animals.
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Amantadine
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D000547 |
[An antiviral that is used in the prophylactic or symptomatic treatment of influenza A. It is also used as an antiparkinsonian agent, to treat extrapyramidal reactions, and for postherpetic neuralgia. The mechanisms of its effects in movement disorders are not well understood but probably reflect an increase in synthesis and release of dopamine, with perhaps some inhibition of dopamine uptake.
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Amaranth Dye
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D000548 |
[A sulfonic acid-based naphthylazo dye used as a coloring agent for foodstuffs and medicines and as a dye and chemical indicator. It was banned by the FDA in 1976 for use in foods, drugs, and cosmetics. (From Merck Index, 11th ed)
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Amaranthaceae
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D027703 |
[A family of flowering plants in the order Caryophyllales, with about 60 genera and more than 800 species of plants, with a few shrubs, trees, and vines. The leaves usually have nonindented edges.
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Amaranthus
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D027721 |
[A plant genus, in the family AMARANTHACEAE, best known as a source of high-protein grain crops and of Red Dye No. 2 (AMARANTH DYE). Tumbleweed sometimes refers to Amaranthus but more often refers to SALSOLA.
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Amaryllidaceae
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D000070378 |
[A plant genus of Amaryllidaceae.
, A family of herbaceous plants with bulbs or rhizomes in the order Asparagales.
, A plant genus of Amaryllidaceae. The common name of kaffir-lily is also used for Schizostylis (IRIDACEAE).
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Amaryllidaceae Alkaloids
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D047151 |
[Alkaloids derived from TYRAMINE combined with 3,4-dihydroxybenzaldehyde via a norbelladine pathway, including GALANTAMINE, lycorine and crinine. They are found in the Amaryllidaceae (LILIACEAE) plant family.
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Amaurosis Fugax
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D020757 |
[Transient complete or partial monocular blindness due to retinal ischemia. This may be caused by emboli from the CAROTID ARTERY (usually in association with CAROTID STENOSIS) and other locations that enter the central RETINAL ARTERY. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p245)
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Amazona
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D046708 |
[One of the largest genera of PARROTS, ranging from South American to Northern Mexico. Many species are commonly kept as house pets.
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Ambenonium Chloride
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D000549 |
[A quaternary ammonium compound that is an inhibitor of cholinesterase activity with actions similar to those of NEOSTIGMINE, but of longer duration. Ambenonium is given by mouth in the treatment of myasthenia gravis. (From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, p1112)
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Amber
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D018647 |
[A yellowish fossil resin, the gum of several species of coniferous trees, found in the alluvial deposits of northeastern Germany. It is used in molecular biology in the analysis of organic matter fossilized in amber.
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Ambergris
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D018648 |
[A gray substance found in the GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT of the SPERM WHALE.
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Ambient Intelligence
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D000080910 |
[An emerging paradigm in which people are empowered through intelligent (digital) tools embedded in the surrounding environment. These tools proactively support human existence by being sensitive, adaptive, and responsive to the needs, habits, gestures, and emotions of individuals.
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Amblycera
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D058325 |
[A suborder of chewing lice, in the order PHTHIRAPTERA, that are ectoparasites of poultry and some mammals.
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Amblyomma
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D000082762 |
[A genus of hardbacked TICKS, in the family IXODIDAE. It includes lone star tick and Gulf Coast tick in Americas. Amblyomma americanum is the primary vector of EHRLICHIA CHAFFEENSIS and EHRLICHIA EWINGII which cause EHRLICHIA. Other Amblyomma-associated diseases include TULAREMIA and RICKETTSIOSIS.
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