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Rat, cotton
See: Cotton rat
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- Tendo calcaneus See: Achilles tendon
- Flavin-containing monooxygenase-3 (FMO3) See Fish-odor syndrome
- Voice disorder One of a group of problems involving abnormal pitch, loudness, or quality of the sounds produced by the…
- Group B streptococcus infection A major cause of infections, including infections involving the pregnant woman and her newborn infant. Strep…
- Gene mapping The process of determining the relative positions of genes on a chromosome (or another piece of DNA) and the…
- Incontinence, urinary Incontinence, urinary: The unintentional loss of urine. Inability to hold urine in the bladder due to loss of…
- Breast cancer Breast cancer: Breast cancer is diagnosed with self- and physician-examination of the breasts, mammography…
- VCJD Stands for variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, a human disease thought due to the same infectious agent as…
- Hendra virus A virus, formerly called equine morbillivirus, that can cause illness in horses and humans. First identified…
- Surgery, anti-reflux (fundoplication) A surgical technique that strengthens the barrier to acid reflux when the lower esophageal sphincter does not…