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Neuroscientist
A scientist who studies the nervous system, including the neural basis of behavior; parts of the nervous system such as the visual or auditory systems; the function of groups of neurons (nerve cells); what individual neurons do; what…
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- Metacentric chromosome A chromosome with arms of equal length.
- Glucosamine A molecule derived from the sugar glucose by the addition of an amino (NH2) group, glucosamine is a component…
- Ependymoma A type of brain tumor derived from the cells that line the cavities within the ventricles of the brain and…
- Staphylococcal infection Infection with one of the Staphylococcal bacteria. Staph infection can cause pus-filled abscesses on the skin…
- Psychology The study of the mind and mental processes, especially in relation to behavior. There are a number of fields…
- Buschke's scleredema E: Scleredema
- Choking in children The compromise of a child's normal breathing by obstructing or compressing the trachea, a major health hazard…
- Infant formula A substitute for breast milk for feeding infants. Pediatricians generally advise exclusively breastfeeding…
- White cell differential, automated A machine-generated percentage of the different types of white blood cells, usually split into granulocytes…
- Fasciolopsis The giant intestinal fluke. See: Fasciolopsis.
- Peritoneum The membrane that lines the abdominal cavity and covers most of the abdominal organs. (From the Greek peri-…