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Brown, Michael Stuart
American physician, biochemist and molecular geneticist (1941-) who shared the Nobel Prize for research on cholesterol. Brown earned his B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania in 1962, and received his M.D. in 1966. After an internship…
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- Strain 1. An injury to a tendon or muscle resulting from overuse or trauma. 2. A hereditary tendency that originated…
- Map, linkage A map of the genes on a chromosome based on linkage analysis. A linkage map does not show the physical…
- Respiratory Having to do with respiration, the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide. From the Latin re- (again) +…
- Warble A small hard nodule produced by the larva of a fly that has penetrated the skin. The warble can be…
- A1C A test that measures how much glucose has been sticking during the past 3-4 months to hemoglobin, the…
- Male internal genitalia The internal genital structures of the male that are concerned with reproduction, including the testis…
- Rossi counter An instrument used to measure the energy deposited by radiation in microscopic sites such as cells. Named for…
- Nosology The systematic classification of diseases, or the branch of medical science that deals thereto. The adjective…
- Cellulitis Cellulitis: An acute spreading bacterial infection below the surface of the skin characterized by redness…