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- CNR2 Cannabinoid receptor 2
- PI In medecine, not a private investigator but a principal investigator, the person who directs a research…
- Hearing loss, age-related See: Presbycusis
- Herpes simplex type 2 A herpes virus that causes genital herpes, which is characterized by sores in the genital area. Genital…
- Craniology The study of variations in size, shape, and proportion of the skull (cranium). Also known as phrenology, it…
- Immune system A complex system that is responsible for distinguishing us from everything foreign to us, and for protecting…
- Joshua Lederberg See: Lederberg, Joshua
- Movement, fetal Movement of the fetus in the womb. The first fetal movements felt by the mother during pregnancy (quickening)…
- Silent stroke Stroke: Small strokes that do not cause any symptoms. Silent strokes still damage brain tissue. The most…
- Dermatoglyphic Pertaining to dermatoglyphics -- the study of dermal ridges on the fingers, palms, toes, and soles
- Cochlear Pertaining to the cochlea, the organ of hearing