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Ossify
To make into bone; to convert cartilage or fibrous tissue into bone. The skeleton initially consists mainly of cartilage which is gradually transformed into bone during development. This bone-building process is termed 'ossification.' Bone…
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Show more- MRI Abbreviation and nickname for magnetic resonance imaging. For more information, see: Magnetic Resonance…
- Melioidosis Melioidosis: An infectious illness, also called Whitmore's disease, that is most frequent in Southeast Asia…
- Brachycephaly A short head, one that is short in diameter from front to back. Brachycephaly is a frequent feature of…
- Immunoglobulin G Abbreviated IgG. A major class of immunoglobulins found in the blood, including many of the most common…
- Necrotic Synonymous with dead. Necrotic tissue is dead tissue.
- Acetoacetate A molecular ion, CH3COCH2COO-, derived from acetoacetic acid
- Fat, trans An unhealthy substance, also known as trans fatty acid, made through the chemical process of hydrogenation of…
- Bioarchaeology The use of a range of biological techniques on archaeological material in order to learn more about past…
- Injury, needlestick See: Needlestick injury
- Fragile site A term devised in 1969 by Frederick Hecht to denote a heritable point on a chromosome where gaps and breaks…
- Named reporting In public health, named reporting is the reporting of infected persons by name to public health departments…
- Nine-day measles An acute highly contagious viral disease with fever, runny nose, cough, red eyes, and a spreading skin rash…