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Mortality rate, infant
The number of children dying under a year of age divided by the number of live births that year. The infant mortality rate is also called the infant death rate. The infant mortality rate is an important measure of the well-being of…
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- Macewen operation A surgical operation for inguinal hernia designed by Sir William Macewen (1848-1924), a surgeon in Glascow…
- Progeny The children and other descendants. For example one might say that the progeny of someone with a genetic…
- CFTR Cystic fibrosis conductance regulator. Mutations in the gene for CFTR are responsible for cystic fibrosis…
- Giardia lamblia Giardia lamblia: A parasite responsible for a contagious form of diarrhea. The parasite is most commonly…
- Cranial nerve XII The twelfth cranial nerve is the hypoglossal nerve. The twelve cranial nerves, the hypoglossal nerve…
- Myeloperoxidase deficiency Deficiency of the enzyme myeloperoxidase which may predispose to severe fungal infections. The enzyme is…
- DNA sequence, finished A DNA sequence in which the bases are identified to an accuracy of no more than 1 error in 10,000 and are…
- Genome, Saccharomyces cerevisiae The genome of the bacterium that causes cholera. This genome contains over 4 million bases in its DNA…
- Dystonia, laryngeal See: Spasmodic dysphonia
- Event, adverse See: Adverse event
- Paleostriatum A pale-appearing spherical area in the brain. The paleostriatum is specifically part of what is called the…