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Show more- Enteral Pertaining to the small intestine. As in enteral nutrition. Also called enteric
- Restitution In cytogenetics, the spontaneous rejoining of broken chromosomes to reconstitute the original chromosome…
- Pandiculation The act of stretching and yawning. (If you are in a public place, you might consider demonstrating the…
- Large-cell lymphoma A novel type of bacterium first isolated in Hong Kong in 2001 from the blood and empyema (pus in the chest)…
- Xerostomia Dry mouth. The condition of not having enough saliva to keep the mouth wet due to inadequate function of the…
- Choanal Pertaining to the choana, the passageway from the back of one side of the nose to the throat. The choana is…
- Adenosine thallium scan A method of examining the heart to obtain information about the blood supply to the heart muscle. Special…
- Snuffbox, anatomical A hollow seen on the radial aspect (the thumbside) of the dorsum (the back) of the wrist when the thumb is…
- Synuclein A family of structurally related proteins that are prominently expressed in the central nervous system. See…
- Complete androgen insensitivity syndrome A genetic disorder that makes XY fetuses insensitive (unresponsive) to androgens (male hormones). Instead…
- Recombinant DNA molecules A combination of DNA molecules of different origin that are joined using recombinant DNA technology
- PLP See: Proteolipid protein