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disease
noun as in ailment, affliction
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Nandrolone is an anabolic steroid used to treat anemia and osteoporosis - a disease from which bones become fragile.
The disease is difficult to diagnose, but one of its characteristics is that sufferers lose the ability to empathize, which can lead to problems for them, and not least for their relatives.
It also offers researchers a way to develop replicas of human tissue that could be used to improve human health, such as building organs for transplantation, studying disease progression and screening new drugs.
Findings revealed that 1.9% of participants -- nearly 2,000 people -- carried at least one genetic variant that could increase their risk for these diseases.
New legislation in Sacramento aims to address a rise in countertop cutters suffering an incurable and fatal disease by imposing new requirements on businesses, including safety training for workers.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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