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Show more- Power outage food safety >For the Freezer section: A freezer that is half full will hold food safely for up to 24 hours. A full…
- Cellophane maculopathy See: Macular pucker
- Pregnancy, ectopic A pregnancy that is not in the usual place and is located outside the inner lining of the uterus. A…
- Infection, yeast Infection due to fungal organisms which have the characteristic of being single-celled, usually rounded and…
- GBV-C GB virus C, a virus first identified in 1995 that is genetically related to the hepatitis C virus but which…
- Helix, alpha See: Alpha helix
- Soft chancre See: Chancroid
- Circadian Refers to events occurring within a 24-hour period, in the span of a full (24-hour) day, as in a circadian…
- Candidate gene Any gene thought likely to cause a disease. The gene may be a candidate because it is located in a particular…
- Tuberous sclerosis 1 The TSC1 gene involved in causing the disease tuberous sclerosis. See: TSC1
- TXA2 Thromboxane A2, the active form of thromboxane
- Battle fatigue The World War II name for what is known today as post-traumatic stress, this is a psychological disorder that…