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Tap, spinal
Also known as a lumbar puncture or 'LP', a spinal tap is a procedure whereby spinal fluid is removed from the spinal canal for the purpose of diagnostic testing. It is particularly helpful in the diagnosis of inflammatory diseases of the…
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Show more- Nonsense mutation A mutation (a change) in a base in the DNA that prematurely stops the translation (reading) of messenger RNA…
- Blueberry root See: Blue cohosh
- Yeast artificial chromosome (YAC) A vector (carrier) created and used in the laboratory to clone pieces of DNA. A YAC is constructed from the…
- Sleep Sleep: The body's rest cycle. Sleep is triggered by a complex group of hormones that are active in the main…
- Kok disease A genetic disorder also known as hyperexplexia in which babies have an exaggerated startle reflex (reaction)…
- MRCP Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography, an application of MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) to the…
- Central retinal artery The blood vessel that carries blood into the eye and supplies nutrition to the retina. The counterpart to the…
- Retraction syndrome See: Duane syndrome
- Myelogenous Referring to the nonlymphocytic groups of white blood cells, including the granulocytes, monocytes and…
- Base sequence analysis A method for determining the order of nucleotide bases in DNA
- Food-secure Referring to the situation when people do not need to live with hunger or fear starvation
- Locoregional Limited to a local region. See also: Locoregional anesthesia; Locoregional metastasis