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- Fovea centralis See: Fovea.
- Cervix The cervix is the lower, narrow part of the uterus (womb). The uterus, a hollow, pear-shaped organ, is…
- Forestier disease A form of degenerative arthritis characteristically associated with flowing calcification along the sides of…
- XY The most frequent sex chromosome complement in human males
- Nude mice See: Nude mouse
- PRKAR1A Stands for Protein Kinase A Regulatory subunit 1-alpha. A multiple neoplasia syndrome called type I Carney…
- Familial Parkinson disease type 3 A familial form of Parkinson disease inherited in an autosomal dominant manner due to a gene on chromosome…
- Defibrillator, implantable cardiac A device put within the body that is designed to recognize certain types of abnormal heart rhythms…
- Sensory neuron A neuron that receives electrical input signals from sensory cells and from other neurons
- Plasmid A circle of DNA that is self-replicating (autonomously replicating) and distinct from the normal genome of…
- Synesthete A person with synesthesia, a condition in which the normally separate senses are not separate. Sight may…