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- Mallet The malleus
- Genome, Drosophila See: Drosophila genome
- PDA Patent ductus arteriosus
- Parathyrin A small tumor of the parathyroid gland and the most common disorder of the gland. Parathyroid adenomas are…
- Menetrier's disease See: Giant hypertrophic gastritis
- Genomics The study of genes and their function. Genomics aims to understand the structure of the genome, including the…
- Glaucoma treatment (surgery) Surgery can also help fluid escape from the eye and thereby reduce the pressure. However, surgery is now…
- Hyperbilirubinemia, neonatal Elevation of the bilirubin level in the blood of the newborn, which results in yellowish staining of the skin…
- Antimicrobial resistance The result of microbes changing in ways that reduce or eliminate the effectiveness of drugs, chemicals, or…
- Epididymis A structure within the scrotum attached to the backside of the testis. The epididymis is a coiled segment of…
- Amplification Making multiple copies of a gene or of any sequence of DNA. Repeated copying of a piece of DNA. In…