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Eidetic
1. Marked by extraordinarily accurate and vivid recall, especially of images. 2. By extension, an individual with such exceptional powers. Eidetic memory is the ability to see in one's mind's eye in the most minute detail. From the German…
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- AML Acute myeloid leukemia 1 gene. See: Runx-1.
- Gln Glutamine. See also: Amino acid symbols
- Fasciitis Fasciitis: Inflammation of the fascia (a lining tissue under the skin that covers a surface of underlying…
- Werner syndrome A premature aging disease that begins in adolescence or early in adulthood and results in apparent old age by…
- Polychlorinated biphenyls See: PCBs
- Germ cell The eggs and sperm are the germ cells: the reproductive cells. Each mature germ cell is haploid in that it…
- BMP Bone morphogenetic protein
- Compassionate use Term used in the US for a method of providing experimental therapeutics prior to final FDA approval for use…
- Specific developmental disorder A disorder that selectively affects one area of development, sparing essentially all other areas of…
- Desquamation The shedding of the outer layers of the skin. For example, once the rash of measles fades, there is…
- Journal of the National Cancer Institute Cancer Institute: A medical journal sponsored by the National Cancer Institute (NCI), one of the National…