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Sclerosis
Localized hardening of skin
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- Mandible The mandible is the bone of the lower jaw. The joint where the mandible meets the upper jaw at the temporal…
- Testosterone replacement therapy The practice of giving testosterone to treat conditions in which the testes do not produce enough…
- Microsurgery Surgery through a microscope. Microsurgery is used to operate on very small structures, often requires…
- John La Montagne See: La Montagne, John
- Bartonella quintana Also called Rochalimaea quintana, this microorganism is an unusual rickettsia that can multiply within the…
- Power outage food safety >For the Freezer section: A freezer that is half full will hold food safely for up to 24 hours. A full…
- Cyclic AMP-dependent protein kinase See: Protein kinase A
- Appendix A small outpouching from the beginning of the large intestine (the ascending colon). Formally called the…
- Pericardium, visceral The inner layer of the pericardium, a conical sac of fibrous tissue that surrounds the heart and the roots of…