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Complication

Complication

a term used to describe additional medical problems that develop following a procedure, treatment or illness. Complications are usually directly or indirectly related to a procedure (risk of the procedure), treatment (side effect or toxicity) or illness.

Origin: L. Complicatio


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The Fiber Disease

... its environmental versatility, ability to cause disease in particular susceptible individuals, and its resistance to antibiotics. The most serious complication of cystic fibrosis is respiratory tract infection by the ubiquitous bacterium Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Cancer and burn patients also commonly ...

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by Skytroll
Sat Sep 09, 2006 5:30 am
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: The Fiber Disease
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The Fiber Disease

... problems. These include pancreatitis, peripheral neuropathy, and increased production of lactic acid. Pancreatitis Pancreatitis can be an acute complication of ART,

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by London
Thu Jul 27, 2006 5:11 am
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: The Fiber Disease
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The Fiber Disease

... particular kind of bacteria far more specifically than chemical antibiotics, and therefore cause much less damage to the human intestinal flora. A complication, however, is that this specificity requires a precise knowledge of the infection. Therefore ready-made phage preparations cannot be used ...

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by Skytroll
Sat Jul 01, 2006 12:56 am
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: The Fiber Disease
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ATP complication

greetings: ive been getting alot of different answers from different sources: is it true that the Krebs cycle produces 2 ADP, ETC- 4 ADP, Glycolysis- 2 ADP, and fermentation 2 adp? thanks for whoever can answer this

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by biology_is_power
Sun Mar 05, 2006 8:20 am
 
Forum: Cell Biology
Topic: ATP complication
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basic misunderstandings

Hi Joe, It's not complication it's precision ;) At the phenotypic level (expressed) an allele is a trait of the same character, but at the genotypic level an alleles are just the different sequences taht can be found for the same ...

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by canalon
Sun Dec 18, 2005 2:58 am
 
Forum: Genetics
Topic: basic misunderstandings
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