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- Bar graph A visual display using bars to represent the relative size of different categories of a variable, with each…
- Cowper's gland Painful muscle spasms in the abdomen, arms, or legs following strenuous activity. The skin is usually moist…
- Kelman, Charles D. See: Phacoemulsification
- V. cholerae genome See: Cholera genome
- Phobia, social Excessive fear of embarrassment in social situations that is extremely intrusive and can have debilitating…
- Aging, National Institute on One of the US National Institutes of Health (NIH). The mission of the National Institute on Aging is to 'lead…
- Tenia In medicine, tenia is a genus (group) of large tapeworms some of which are parasitic in humans. In anatomy…
- Dog genome All of the genetic information from the dog. The genetic first draft of the dog genome sequence was completed…
- Tenesmus Straining, especially long-continued, ineffectual and painful straining, at stool or in urination. Straining…
- Tick, American dog See American dog tick
- Tendonopathy, patellar See: Patellar tendonitis