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Plague genome
All of the DNA (the genome) of the bacterium Yersinia pestis that causes the plague, consisting of four rings of DNA -- a large circular chromosome made up of 4,653,728 bases of DNA and three much smaller rings, or plasmids -- and…
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Show more- Thermometer, ear A thermometer that registers body temperature via the ear canal. The ear thermometer was invented in 1964 by…
- RXT Medical abbreviation for radiotherapy
- Ageusia The inability to taste sweet, sour, bitter, or salty substances. Some people can taste but their ability to…
- Spondylolisthesis Forward movement of one of the building blocks (vertebrae) of the spine in relation to an adjacent vertebra…
- Knee jerk The reflex tested by tapping just below the knee causing the lower leg to suddenly jerk forward. What is…
- CWD Chronic wasting disease
- Diathermy The use of heat to destroy abnormal cells. Also called cauterization or electrodiathermy.
- Body stuffing The swallowing of relatively small amounts of loosely wrapped illicit drugs because of the fear of arrest
- Delusional parasitosis Pertaining to dermatoglyphics -- the study of dermal ridges on the fingers, palms, toes, and soles.
- Syndrome, Eagle Inflammation of the styloid process, a spike-like projection sticking off the base of the skull. The tissues…
- Variola The old practice of inoculating someone with the virus of smallpox to produce immunity to the disease. Lady…
- Unsaturated fat A fat that is liquid at room temperature and comes from a plant such as olive, peanut, corn, cottonseed…