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Thyroiditis, Hashimoto
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- Posture, neutral See: Neutral posture
- Frasier syndrome A condition characterized by the presence of an XY sex chromosome constitution and undermasculinized external…
- Brown, Louise The world's first test-tube baby, conceived by in vitro fertilization and born on July 25, 1978
- Regulatory gene A gene that regulates the expression of other genes. A regulatory gene is a nosy gene whose prime…
- Cylindroma A benign tumor of skin adnexa such as the sweat gland, arising as a nodule on the scalp and, less often, the…
- CT cell See: Cytotoxic T-lymphocyte
- Dystonia, laryngeal See: Spasmodic dysphonia
- Phonosurgery Surgical procedures that maintain, restore, or enhance the human voice. Phonosurgery includes…
- Laparoscopic cholecystectomy Cholecystectomy: Rem of the gallbladder (cholecystectomy) by laparoscopy. Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is…
- Clone bank Synonym for Genomic library.
- National Institute on Aging (NIA) One of the US National Institutes of Health (NIH). The mission of the National Institute on Aging is to 'lead…