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Macrobiotic
Macrobiotic refers to the macrobiota, a region's living organisms (or flora and fauna) large enough to be seen with the naked eye. However, macro- comes from the Greek 'makros' meaning not only 'large' but also 'long'. So macrobiotic can…
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Show more- National Academies Collectively, the four National Academies of the United States -- the National Academy of Sciences, the…
- Receptor, visual The layer of rods and cones, the visual cells, of the retina
- Margaret Mead See: Mead, Margaret
- Bruce N. Ames See: Ames, Bruce N.
- Adrenoleukodystrophy A rare genetic (inherited) disorder characterized by the breakdown or loss of the myelin sheath surrounding…
- Oophorectomy The removal of one or both ovaries by surgery. Also known as ovariectomy.
- Achilles tendon A tough sinew that attaches the calf muscle to the back of the heel bone. The Achilles tendon is one of the…
- Tongue base See: Base of tongue
- HRT (hormone replacement therapy) The combination therapy of estrogen plus progestogen, termed hormone replacement therapy (HRT). Estrogen…
- Cutaneous syndactyly A condition in which fingers or toes are joined together, and the joining involves only the skin, not the…
- T-cell leukemia A disease in which certain cells of the lymphoid system called T lymphocytes or T cells are malignant. T…
- Syndrome, Alport See: Alport syndrome