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Menstrual synchronization
A phenomenon that occurs when two or more menstruating women live together, in which the menstrual cycles of the women gradually become synchronized. The mechanism and reason for this effect is unknown, although current research lays it to…
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Show more- Anonymous testing Testing in which no name is used -- there is total anonymity -- to identify the person tested. For example…
- Lymphoproliferative Referring to the proliferation of the bone marrow cells that give rise to lymphoid cells (such as lymphocytes…
- Antigenic shift A sudden shift in the antigenicity of a virus resulting from the recombination of the genomes of two viral…
- Vaccination, hepatitis A See: Hepatitis A immunization
- Phenotype The appearance of an individual, which results from the interaction of the person's genetic makeup and his or…
- Autosomal recessive A genetic condition that appears only in individuals who have received two copies of an autosomal gene, one…
- Plasma osmolarity The osmolarity of blood plasma, which is a measure of the hydration status. The plasma osmolarity is…
- Submaxillary gland See Submandibular gland.
- Keratitis-ichthyosis-deafness syndrome >Keratitis -- gradual destruction of the cornea of the eye, sometimes leading to blindness >Ichthyosis --…
- Disease, congenital heart A malformation of the heart or the large blood vessels near the heart. The term 'congenital' speaks only to…
- Sjogren of Sjogren syndrome Sjogren syndrome: Henrik Samuel Conrad Sjögren, Swedish ophthalmologist (1899-1986), who described the sicca…
- Coagulation In medicine, the clotting of blood. The process by which the blood clots to form solid masses, or clots. More…