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- Tendon, patellar See: Patellar tendon
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- Acetylcholine A key chemical in neurons (nerve cells) that acts as a neurotransmitter and carries information across the…
- Spasmodic dysphonia A voice disorder caused by involuntary movements of one or more muscles of the larynx or voice box. People…
- Inhibition, orgasmic See: Anorgasmia
- Cell cloning The process of producing a group of cells (clones), all genetically identical, from a single ancestral cell.
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- Infantile spasms A seizure disorder of infancy and early childhood with the onset predominantly in the first year of life of…
- NICHD A silver-white metallic element. Long-term exposure to nickel, such as from jewelry, can cause a form of…