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Molar
In dentistry, a molar is one of the posterior teeth well adapted to grinding, in keeping with its origin from the Latin mola meaning millstone.
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- Apraxia of speech A severe speech disorder characterized by inability to speak, or a severe struggle to speak clearly. Apraxia…
- KB 1. The skin disease Keratodermia blennorrhagicum. 2. Kilobase of DNA. The preferred abbreviation for kilobase…
- Chronic myelogenous leukemia, juvenile See: Juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia
- Homologous chromosomes A pair of chromosomes containing the same gene sequences, each derived from one parent
- Cranial nerve, seventh The seventh cranial nerve is the facial nerve, a mixed nerve that has fibers both going out and coming in…
- Y chromosome The sex chromosome found together with an X chromosome in most normal males. Once thought to be a genetic…
- Meningococcal vaccine Meningococcal vaccine: A vaccine to prevent meningococcal infection, including meningococcal meningitis, an…
- Artery, carotid See: Carotid artery