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Show more- Hypotonic solution A solution with a lower salt concentration than in normal cells of the body and the blood. As opposed to an…
- Uterus, contraction of the The tightening and shortening of the uterine muscles. During labor, contractions accomplish two things: (1)…
- Homozygosity The state of possessing two identical forms of a particular gene, one inherited from each parent. For…
- Postural Pertaining to the posture or position of the body, the attitude or carriage of the body as a whole, or the…
- Chargaff rule The rule that in DNA there is always equality in quantity between the bases A and T and between the bases G…
- Neonate A newborn baby.
- Syndrome, carcinoid A syndrome due to carcinoid tumor which secretes large amounts of the hormone serotonin. The syndrome is…
- Biosafety level A specific combination of work practices, safety equipment, and facilities which are designed to minimize the…
- Pediatric pyelonephritis Pediatric kidney infection. See: Urinary tract infection in children
- EBM Evidence-based medicine
- Robo Street name for the cough syrup Robitussin which contains dextromethorphan (DXM)
- DXA Dual X-ray absorptometry. A technique for scanning bone and measuring bone mineral density (BMD). A DXA…