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Turner-Kieser syndrome
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- Enzyme, Warburg's yellow A key respiratory enzyme discovered by the German biochemist Otto Heinrich Warburg (1883-1970), a pioneer in…
- Ovarian pregnancy An abnormal pregnancy that takes place within the ovary itself due to the development of a fertilized ovum…
- Overgrowth syndrome One in a group of disorders resulting in overgrowth, as evidenced by unusually large size at birth, excessive…
- Nirenberg See: Nirenberg, Marshall W.
- Anisocytosis Excessive inequality in the size of the red blood cells. Anisocytosis ('aniso') is apparent on a blood smear…
- Antifungal drug A drug used to treat fungal infections. Examples of antifungal drugs include miconazole (MONISTAT) and…
- Herpes simplex type 2 A herpes virus that causes genital herpes, which is characterized by sores in the genital area. Genital…
- Nutritional neuroscience The field of nutrition that relates to the central and peripheral nervous system. Nutritional neuroscience…
- Curie (Ci) A unit of radioactivity. (Specifically, the quantity of any radioactive nuclide in which the number of…
- Platelet An irregular, disc-shaped element in the blood that assists in blood clotting. During normal blood clotting…
- Show As a noun: 1. An appearance. 2. Short for bloody show