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Adenine (A)
One member of the A-T (adenine-thymine) base pair in DNA. The other base pair in DNA is G-C (guanine-cytosine). Each base pair forms a 'rung of the DNA ladder.' A DNA nucleotide is made of a molecule of sugar, a molecule of phosphoric…
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- Hospital-acquired infection An infection caught while hospitalized. The medical term for a hospital-acquired infection is 'nosocomial.'…
- Biologic evolution Biologic evolution was contrasted with cultural (social) evolution in 1968 by A.G. Motulsky who pointed out…
- Base in DNA A unit of the DNA. There are 4 bases: adenine (A), guanine (G), thymine (T), and cytosine (C). The sequence…
- Immunocompromised Having an immune system that has been impaired by disease or treatment
- Coronary bypass A bypass of a plaque within a coronary artery using part of a vein as a graft. See: Coronary artery bypass…
- Phocomelia A congenital malformation (birth defect) in which the hands and feet are attached to abbreviated arms and…
- Immunization, DTaP Like DPT, DTaP protects from diphtheria, pertussis (whooping cough) and tetanus. DTaP is the same as DTP…
- Pelvis, android There are significant differences in the anatomy of the pelvis in the female and male. The android or male…
- Oral cholecystogram Oral cholecystogram: Abbreviated OCG. An x-ray procedure for diagnosing gallstones. The patient takes…
- Phalanges The plural of phalanx. See: Phalanx
- Complete syndactyly A condition in which singers or toes are completely joined together, with the connection extending from the…