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Typhoon
A regionally specific name for a strong tropical cyclone in the Northwest Pacific Ocean west of the dateline. Other terms for precisely the same type of storm include hurricane (in the North Atlantic Ocean, the Northeast Pacific Ocean east…
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Show more- Osteology The study of bones. The branch of anatomy or physical anthropology that deals with bones. Bone-ology
- Intraepithelial Within the layer of cells that forms the surface or lining of an organ
- RML Acronym for the right middle lobe (of the lung). The right lung has three lobes: the right lower lobe (RLL)…
- Nostrum A worthless remedy. 'Nostrum' is an example of a term that came from medicine, entered the world beyond…
- Postmenopausal After the menopause. Postmenopausal is defined formally as the time after which a woman has experienced…
- Vaginal membrane A thin membrane which completely or partially occludes the vaginal opening. This fold of mucous membrane is…
- Septate Ided: A septate uterus is a one that is divided
- Dinucleotide A sequence of 2 base pairs. A trinucleotide (a triplet of base pairs) may be split into a dinucleotide and a…
- Electromyogram, surface Surface EMG
- Orbital ridge The bony ridge beneath the eyebrow
- Clones, recombinant Clones containing recombinant DNA molecules.
- Youth violence Violence involving young persons, typically children, adolescents, and young adults between the ages of 10…