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Groupings of these structures include the deep and superficial palmar arches and the celiac trunk. Most of these structures are considered “systemic”; exceptions are the pulmonary ones that travel to the lungs. Those that go to the head and neck are called the carotids. The walls of these structures harden in atherosclerosis. Name these vessels that carry blood away from the heart, unlike the veins.

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Alastrim is a milder form of this disease. Inoculation was an early method of preventing this disease, which is caused by the Variola virus. A W.H.O. campaign helped eliminate this disease in the late 20th century. Name this disease that results in fluid-filled blisters on the body.

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The drug methotrexate inhibits metabolism of this compound, whose name comes from the Latin for “leaf.” Name this compound whose intake is recommended for pregnant women to avoid neural tube defects in a developing fetus.

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Folic acid can “mask” some of the effects of deficiency of vitamin B12, which contains a single atom of this transition metal coordinated to its central pyrrole ring.

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One cause of dwarfism in human females is this genetic condition caused by the presence of only a single X chromosome, as opposed to the normal two.

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Levels of the protein sarcospan are low in this condition, whose oculopharyngeal form is characterized by drooping eyelids. Guillaume Duchenne did early work on this condition and names a form of it. Name this medical condition characterized by extreme weakening of the muscles.

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Alastrim is a milder form of this disease. Inoculation was an early method of preventing this disease, which is caused by the Variola virus. A W.H.O. campaign helped eliminate this disease in the late 20th century. Name this disease that results in fluid-filled blisters on the body.

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The drug methotrexate inhibits metabolism of this compound, whose name comes from the Latin for “leaf.” Name this compound whose intake is recommended for pregnant women to avoid neural tube defects in a developing fetus.

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Folic acid can “mask” some of the effects of deficiency of vitamin B12, which contains a single atom of this transition metal coordinated to its central pyrrole ring.

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One cause of dwarfism in human females is this genetic condition caused by the presence of only a single X chromosome, as opposed to the normal two.

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Levels of the protein sarcospan are low in this condition, whose oculopharyngeal form is characterized by drooping eyelids. Guillaume Duchenne did early work on this condition and names a form of it. Name this medical condition characterized by extreme weakening of the muscles.

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In 2009 a virus that infects gorillas known as SIVgor was found to bear a very close resemblance to this retrovirus that attacks humans.

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