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TRNA
Transfer RNA
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- Infection, pinworm An infection caused by a small, white intestinal worm: the pinworm or, more formally, Enterobius…
- Metacarpals Five cylindrical bones extending from the wrist to the fingers.
- Ile Isoleucine. See also: Amino acid symbols
- Spine 1) The column of bone known as the vertebral column, which surrounds and protects the spinal cord. The spine…
- Hypertrophic gastritis See: Giant hypertrophic gastritis
- Antibody, antithyroglobulin An antibody directed against thyroglobulin which is a key protein in the thyroid gland essential to the…
- Sore 1. (adjective) A popular term for painful. I have sore fingers from typing dictionary terms. She has a sore…
- Hyperosmolarity In biochemistry, an osmolar concentration of the body fluids that is abnormally increased
- Hives Hives: A raised, itchy area of skin that is usually a sign of an allergic reaction. It can be rounded or…
- Telomerase An enzyme concerned with the formation, maintenance, and renovation of telomeres, the ends of chromosomes…