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- Bioinformatics The sum of the computational approaches to analyze, manage, and store biological data. Bioinformatics…
- Fingerprint 1. The characteristic dermal ridges on the finger. This is the original meaning of fingerprint. 2. The…
- Nucleocapsid The genome + the protein coat of a virus. The nucleic acid (RNA or DNA) of the virus is its genome. The…
- Centrencephalic seizure See: Grand mal
- Adventitia The outermost connective tissue covering of any organ, vessel, or other structure. For example, the…
- Alkaline phosphatase An enzyme made in the liver, bone, and the placenta and normally present in high concentrations in growing…
- Dysplastic nevi Atypical moles whose appearance is different from that of a common ordinary mole. Dysplastic nevi tend to be…
- Disease, single gene See Single gene disease
- Hepato- Prefix or combining form used before a consonant to refer to the liver. From the Greek hepar, liver
- Miller-Dieker syndrome A congenital malformation syndrome characterized by lissencephaly ('smooth brain') and a characteristic…
- Postphlebitic syndrome See: Post-thrombotic syndrome