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Plasma osmolarity
The osmolarity of blood plasma, which is a measure of the hydration status. The plasma osmolarity is sensitive to changes in hydration status during dehydration and rehydration. The normal plasma osmolarity is in the range of 280-300…
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- Bulimia Bulimia: Also called bulimia nervosa. An eating disorder characterized by episodes of secretive excessive…
- Syncephaly Conjoined twins whose heads are joined together. From syn-, together + -cephaly, head = heads together. Also…
- Palate, cleft An opening in the roof of the mouth (the palate) due to a failure of the palatal shelves to come fully…
- AT (in DNA) AT stands for adenine and thymine, a base pair in DNA. The other base pair in DNA is GC (guanine and cytosine)
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- Neurotheology The search for the place(s) in the brain where religious beliefs originate. Neurotheology mixes terms and…
- Parathyroid hormone See Parathormone
- Larynx The larynx is the portion of the breathing, or respiratory, tract containing the vocal cords which produce…
- Intraocular lens An artificial lens made of plastic, silicone, acrylic or other material that is implanted inside the eye…
- Male organs of reproduction >The male external genitalia -- the penis, the male urethra, and the scrotum; and >The male internal…