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Antisense-strand RNA virus
See: Negative-strand RNA virus
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Show more- Analysis A psychology term for processes used to gain understanding of complex emotional or behavioral issues
- Absinthism The disorder associated with the habitual abuse of absinthe. The symptoms included hallucinations…
- Colorectal cancer risk See: Colon cancer family history
- Vaccination, hepatitis A See: Hepatitis A immunization
- Ependymoma A type of brain tumor derived from the cells that line the cavities within the ventricles of the brain and…
- Spectrophobia An abnormal and persistent fear of ghosts. Sufferers of spectrophobia experience undue anxiety even though…
- Scales, body fat See: Bioelectric impedance analysis
- Measly tapeworm Taenia solium
- Amuck See: Amok
- Goldring, Sidney Polish-born American neurosurgeon who pioneered the surgical treatment of epilepsy. Beginning in the 1970s…
- Fatty acids,omega-3 A class of fatty acids found in fish oils, especially from salmon and other cold-water fish, that acts to…
- ACNM The American College of Nurse-Midwives. See: Nurse-midwife