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Cell, totipotent
A cell with the capacity to form an entire organism. Human development begins when a sperm fertilizes an egg and creates a single totipotent cell. In the first hours after fertilization, this cell divides into identical totipotent cells…
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- Radiation, background See: Background radiation
- Public health >The assessment and monitoring of the health of communities and populations at risk to identify health…
- Creatinine A chemical waste molecule that is generated from muscle metabolism. Creatinine is produced from creatine, a…
- Disease, Pelizaeus-Merzbacher See: Polycystic ovarian syndrome.
- Rodney K. Beals See: Beals, Rodney K.
- Dieldrix Trade name of the insecticide dieldrin. See: Aldrin and dieldrin
- Reabsorption Absorbing again. For example, the kidney selectively reabsorbs substances such as glucose, proteins, and…
- Respiratory syncytial virus Respiratory syncytial virus: A virus that causes mild respiratory infections, colds, and coughs in adults…
- Systemic Affecting the entire body. A systemic disease such as diabetes can affect the whole body. Systemic…
- Hyperbaric Pertaining to gas pressures greater than 1 atmosphere* of pressure. Also pertaining to solutions that are…
- Schizoaffective disorder Schizoaffective disorder: A mood disorder that is coupled with some symptoms resembling those of…