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- Legal blindness The criteria used to determine eligibility for government disability benefits and which do not necessarily…
- Melancholia Old term for depression.
- Oxyhemoglobin The oxygen-loaded form of hemoglobin, the predominant protein in red blood cells. Hemoglobin is a protein…
- Antimicrobial drug A drug used to treat a microbial infection. 'Antimicrobial' is a general term that refers to a group of drugs…
- Systems biology The study of biological systems taking into account the interactions of the key elements such as DNA, RNA…
- Leukemia, hairy cell See: Hairy cell leukemia
- Hypoxia A subnormal concentration of oxygen. By contrast with normoxia (normal oxygen) and anoxia (the absence or…
- Test, glucose tolerance A blood test done to make the diagnosis of diabetes mellitus. The test may also be done for other purposes…
- Genome, mouse All of the genetic information contained in the laboratory mouse (Mus musculus). The genomes of particular…