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Human Genome Project
International effort aimed at identifying and sequencing (ordering) all of the bases in the human genome. American participation in this monumental undertaking has been supported by funds from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and…
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Show more- Fibroma, cemento-ossifying Fibroma, cemento-ossifying: A hard fibrous lesion that continues to grow, sometimes to very large size…
- Third ventricle >Lateral ventricles: The lateral ventricles are in the cerebral hemispheres, one in each hemisphere. Each…
- Gunnar B. Stickler See: Stickler, Gunnar B.
- Gram-positive Gram-positive bacteria retain the color of the crystal violet stain in the Gram stain. This is characteristic…
- Preconceptual counselling The interchange of information prior to pregnancy. Usually for pregnancy planning and care, but sometimes in…
- Death, black The black plague or the plague. In 14th century Europe, the victims of the 'black plague' had bleeding below…
- Radiation 1. Rays of energy. Gamma rays and X-rays are two of the types of energy waves often used in medicine. 2. The…
- Syndrome, Prader-Willi See: Prader-Willi syndrome
- Psychosomatic illness The mind influences the body to create or exacerbate illness.
- Hounsfield 1. Godfrey Hounsfield, a key contributor to the creation of the CAT scanner.2. The unit measuring the…
- Serratus One of several muscles of the back and thorax. that have interdigitating slips that ressemble the notches on…
- Premature beat See: Extrasystole