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Olivopontocerebellar atrophy
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- Regulatory region A region of a chromosome that controls gene expression. In terms of DNA, it is a regulatory sequence
- Oil, tropical Coconut, palm kernel or palm oil. Like all fats and oils, these three oils contain various types of fatty…
- Fear of insects An abnormal and persistent fear of insects. Sufferers of this fear experience undue anxiety even though they…
- Lingual 1. Having to do with the tongue. 2. Next to the tongue. In dentistry, the tooth surface next to the tongue…
- Corn A small calloused area of skin caused by local pressure irritating tissue over a bony prominence. Corns most…
- Daily Prayer of a Physician A prayer that is said to have been written by the 12th-century physician-philosopher Moses Maimonides. Like…
- Specificity 1. The quality of being specific as, for example, she showed the use of specificity in her diagnosis. 2. The…
- Bones of the skeleton The human body has 206 bones. These consist of 80 axial (head and trunk) bones and 126 appendicular (upper…
- Danon disease A genetic disorder characterized by heart problems, mental retardation and muscle weakness that affects males…
- Obstetrics The art and science of managing pregnancy, labor and the puerperium (the time after delivery)