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Western blot
A technique in molecular biology, used to separate and identify proteins. Called a Western blot merely because it has some similarity to a Southern blot (which is named after its inventor, the British biologist M.E. Southern). There is…
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- Pneumocystis jiroveci See: Pneumocystis
- Erosion An erosion is an eating away of a surface. ('Erodere' in Latin means to eat out.) For example, a skin erosion…
- Osler-Rendu-Weber syndrome See: Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia
- Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (FOP) A rare but dramatic genetic disorder that turns muscles, tendons and ligaments into bone, threatening to…
- Factor, colony-stimulating Rheumatoid factor is an antibody that is measurable in the blood. It is commonly used as a blood test for the…
- Headache, migraine See migraine headache.
- Learning problem See: Learning disability
- Galactose A sugar contained in milk. Galactose makes up half of the sugar called lactose that is found in milk. Lactose…
- Abortion, induced An abortion that is brought about intentionally. Also called an artificial or therapeutic abortion. As…
- Poisoning, ethylene glycol Poisoning from ethylene glycol (a clear, colorless, odorless liquid with a sweet taste) that can produce…
- Homogentisic acid oxidase deficiency Alkaptonuria