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Age of father
See: Paternal age
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- Environmental Protection Agency >All Americans are protected from significant risks to human health and the environment where they live…
- Test, Pap A screening test for cervical cancer based on the examination under the microscope of cells collected from…
- Test, nerve conduction See: Nerve conduction velocity test
- Para Any woman who has given birth once or more is termed a 'para.' Note that, for a pregnancy to count as a…
- Retic Short for reticulocyte
- ThinPrep Pap test A modified Pap test technique designed to reduce some of the technical problems inherent in the traditional…
- Phosphatase, acid Acid phosphatase is an enzyme that works under acid conditions and is made in the liver, spleen, bone marrow…
- Neuroscientist A scientist who studies the nervous system, including the neural basis of behavior; parts of the nervous…
- Wharton's jelly A gelatinous substance within the umbilical cord. Wharton's jelly is a rich source of stem cells. Named for…