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- Baker's yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae
- Joint, TM The joint that hinges the lower jaw (mandible) to the skull
- Compound 118 Trade name of the insecticide aldrin. See: Aldrin and dieldrin
- Annexin A1 One of the annexins, a family of proteins that share the property of binding calcium and phospholipids. The…
- Cancer, womb See: Uterine cancer
- Hamstring The prominent tendons at the back of the knee. They are the sidewalls of the hollow behind the knee. (This…
- MVP In medicine, not the most valuable player but mitral valve prolapse
- Neonatal lupus A lupus-like disease in a baby due to the transfer through the placenta of lupus antibodies from the mother…
- Skeletal dysplasia One of a large contingent of genetic diseases in which the bony skeleton is abnormally formed during…
- BRCA1 breast cancer susceptibility gene A mutated (changed) version of the BRCA1 gene that makes a person susceptible to developing breast cancer…
- Colpoptosis A condition in which the vagina has dropped from its normal position against the abdominal wall