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Mustard (Arabidopsis thaliana) genome
All of the genetic information contained in Arabidopsis thaliana, a plant belonging to the mustard family. The genomes of particular nonhuman organisms such as Arabidopsis thaliana have been studied for a number of reasons including the…
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Show more- VCUG Voiding cystourethrography. Or voiding cystourethrogram
- Elizabeth Kubler-Ross See: Kübler-Ross, Elisabeth
- BNP B-type natriuretic peptide
- Prevalence The proportion of individuals in a population having a disease. Prevalence is a statistical concept referring…
- Multiple miscarriage More than one miscarriage for a woman. In multiple miscarriages, there is about a 5 percent chance that one…
- Infertility, Y chromosome See: Y chromosome infertility
- Joint, acetabular The hip joint by another name. The acetabulum is the cup-shaped socket of the hip joint. It is a key feature…
- Crotch A nonmedical term in common usage for the region where the legs come together, the place where the lower…
- Iniencephaly A rare neural tube defect that combines extreme retroflexion (backward bending) of the head with severe…
- Osler's nodes These are small (the size of split peas), tender, transient nodules in the pads of fingers and toes and the…
- Test, Fisher's exact A statistical test of independence much used in medical research. It tests the independence of rows and…
- Asplenic Pertaining to asplenia, the state of being without a spleen or without a functional spleen. The spleen can be…