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Synonym for Genomic library.
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- Occult Hidden. Occult blood is hidden from the eye but is nonetheless present and can be detected by chemical tests…
- Thrush Thrush: Yeast infection of the mouth and throat, characterized by patches of white, caused by the fungus…
- Tone deafness The inability to recognize musical tones or reproduce them. Also called amusia
- Zebra The term 'zebra' in medicine does not refer to the striped African animal but to an unlikely diagnostic…
- Helicase An enzyme that unwinds double-strand DNA into two single DNA strands
- Juvenile polyposis of stomach See: Juvenile polyposis
- Tracheostomy tube Tracheostomy tube: A 2- to 3-inch metal or plastic tube that keeps the stoma and trachea open. Also called a…
- Cholangitis Inflammation of the bile duct. From cholangi-, pertaining to a bile duct + -itis, inflammation. See also…
- Urinary infection in children See: Urinary tract infection in children
- Lordosis Inward curvature of the spine. Normally, for example, the low back demonstrates lordosis. The spine is not…