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Concatenate
To link together in a chain or in a series. For example, the lymph nodes that appeared enlarged were concatenated, in a row like the links of a chain. The word 'concatenate' comes from the Latin 'concatenare' which was formed from 'com-'…
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- Cognitive-behavioral therapy See: Cognitive therapy
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- Cassette A pre-existing structure into which an insert can be moved. In molecular biology, a gene conversion process…
- PC Although PC is usually taken to mean personal computer, in the biomedical arena PC also stands for protein C…
- Infection, Leishmania See: Leishmania infection
- Rate, fetal mortality The ratio of fetal deaths divided by the sum of the births (the live births + the fetal deaths) in that year…
- Jaw The bones below the mouth (the mandible) and the bone above the mouth just above the mouth (the maxilla). The…
- Sign, Kernig A clinical hallmark of meningitis, inflammation of the meninges, the membranes covering the brain and spinal…
- Cyclobutanone See: 2-ACB