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Xylitol
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XylitolA sweetener found in plants and used as a substitute for sugar; it is called a nutritive sweetener because it provides calories, just like sugar.
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Sugar
A class of carbohydrates that taste sweet. Sugar is a quick and easy fuel for the body to use. Types of sugar are lactose, glucose, fructose, and sucrose.
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XO syndrome
See Turner's syndrome.
XXY syndrome
See Klinefelter's syndrome.
Xanthelasma
Fatty deposits that appear as yellowish patches, or plaques, under the skin, often appearing in or near the eyelids.
Xeroderma
Dryness of the skin.
X-rays
Electromagnetic radiations that, because of their penetrating power, are used to record on film shadows of the varying densities within a part of the body.
Xylitol
RELATED TERMS--------------------------------------
Sugar
A class of carbohydrates that taste sweet. Sugar is a quick and easy fuel for the body to use. Types of sugar are lactose, glucose, fructose, and sucrose.
SIMILAR TERMS--------------------------------------
PREVIOUS AND NEXT TERMS--------------------------------------
XO syndrome
See Turner's syndrome.
XXY syndrome
See Klinefelter's syndrome.
Xanthelasma
Fatty deposits that appear as yellowish patches, or plaques, under the skin, often appearing in or near the eyelids.
Xeroderma
Dryness of the skin.
X-rays
Electromagnetic radiations that, because of their penetrating power, are used to record on film shadows of the varying densities within a part of the body.
Xylitol
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