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Gene, suicide
A gene whose expression in a cell is lethal for that cell. Suicide genes form the basis of a strategy for making cancer cells more vulnerable, more sensitive to chemotherapy. The approach has been to attach parts of genes expressed in…
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Show more- Mole 1. In dermatology, a pigmented spot on the skin, Also called a nevus. 2. In gynecology, a mass within the…
- Pimply Having pimples. Papuliferous and papilliferous are fancy words for what is simply pimply
- Concatemer Multiple copies of a DNA sequence arranged end to end in tandem. Concatenate means to link together in a…
- Conn syndrome Overproduction of the hormone aldosterone (pronounced al-do-ster-one) by a tumor that contains tissue…
- Syndrome, Hantavirus pulmonary The syndrome of familial Hypoparathyroidism, sensorineural Deafness, and Renal dysplasia. Inherited as an…
- Vulvar cancer See: Cancer of the vulva
- Thorn test An early test for Addison's disease. The test is named for Dr. George W. Thorn who devised it. See: Thorn…
- Palliation To palliate a disease is to treat it partially and insofar as possible, but not cure it completely…
- Cesarian section The obstetrical procedure is often spelled this way in the U.S. with just an 'e' although the Roman emperor…
- Microarray A tool used to sift through and analyze the information contained within a genome. A microarray consists of…
- Count, platelet The calculated number of platelets in a volume of blood, usually expressed as platelets per cubic millimeter…
- NEP 1. Neutral endopeptidase. See: Metallomembrane endopeptidase.2. Neuroepithelial