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Cystine
An amino acid that is particularly notable because it is the least soluble of all of the naturally occurring amino acids and because it precipitates out of solution in the genetic disease cystinuria to form stones in the urinary tract…
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Show more- Torus fracture A fracture in which one side of the bone bends, but does not actually break. Torus fractures normally heal on…
- Emboli Something that travels through the bloodstream, lodges in a blood vessel and blocks it. Examples of emboli…
- Salivary gland One of the glands in the mouth that produce saliva. There are 3 major salivary glands. They are the parotid…
- Milligray A unit of absorbed radiation equal to 0.001 gray. (A gray is the dose of one joule of energy absorbed per…
- Pregnancy symptoms Pregnancy symptoms: A symptom or sign of pregnancy. These symptoms and signs depend upon the time in…
- Crossover study A type of clinical trial in which the study subjects receive each treatment in a random order. With this type…
- Ligament, anterior cruciate See: Anterior cruciate ligament
- Level 1 biosafety >Level 1 -- This level applies to agents that do not ordinarily cause human disease. >Level 2 -- This level…
- Phe Phenylalanine. See also: Amino acid symbols
- Anion A negatively charged ion. Pronounced an-I-on. An anion is as opposed to a cation, which is a positively…
- Sarcoma, soft tissue See: Soft tissue sarcoma
- Abrasion An abrasion or 'excoriation' is a wearing away of the upper layer of skin as a result of applied friction…