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Q bands
A form of chromosome band, one of the bright and dull fluorescent bands seen alternating along the length of chromosomes under ultraviolet light after the chromosomes are stained with quinacrine. The Q in Q band stands for Quinacrine, an…
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Show more- Cavy See: Guinea pig
- Neisseria Group of bacteria that includes the cause of gonorrhea.
- Genome, Yersinia pestis See: Plague bacterium genome
- Parotid gland The largest of the three major salivary glands, it is located in front and below the ear and behind the jaw…
- Aneurysmal bruit A blowing sound heard over an aneurysm, a widening of a vessel. Bruit is French for noise
- Esophageal Pertaining to the esophagus
- Foot The end of the leg on which a person normally stands and walks. The foot is an extremely complex anatomic…
- Rapid plasma reagin test A screening blood test for syphilis. Rapid plasma reagin is commonly abbreviated RPR. A negative…
- Turgor Gree of elasticity of skin, sometimes referred to as skin turgor. The assessment of skin turgor is used…
- Metrorrhagia Uterine bleeding at irregular intervals, particularly between the expected menstrual periods. Metrorrhagia…
- Preventive medicine Medicine designed to avert and avoid disease. Screening for hypertension and treating it before it causes…
- Anotia No ear. The term 'anotia' usually refers to congenital (from birth) absence of the external ear, the auricle…