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Homeobox gene
A gene containing a short DNA sequence of about 180 base pairs referred to as a homeobox. Homeobox genes encode proteins that bind and regulate the expression of DNA in multicellular organisms. Homeoboxes are present in the genomes of many…
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- Tic douloureux A synonym for trigeminal neuralgia. From the French, meaning literally a painful tic. See: Trigeminal…
- Gestation period The period of development of the young from the time of conception until birth. For humans the full gestation…
- Dyspareunia The medical term for pain during sexual intercourse.
- Advance grief See: Anticipatory grief
- Food poisoning, Campylobacter Food poisoning, Campylobacter: Now the leading cause of bacterial food poisoning, caused by an Campylobacter…
- Radiology The branch of medicine that uses ionizing and nonionizing radiation for the diagnosis and treatment of…
- D- Abbreviation for dextrorotatory, applied to a chemical compound. Dextrorotary is opposed to levorotary which…
- LAMB syndrome Acronym for Lentigines, Atrial myxomas, Mucocutaneous myxomas, and Blue nevi. Now included in the Carney…
- Ubiquitin A small but extremely important protein that acts the 'kiss of death' to other proteins. Ubiquitin consists…
- Drug, antibiotic A drug used to treat bacterial infections. The original definition of an antibiotic was a substance produced…
- Orthomolecular medicine 1. A term coined by the chemist Linus Pauling who defined it as 'the preservation of good health and the…