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Messenger RNA
The key intermediary in gene expression, translating the DNA's genetic code into the amino acids that make up proteins. Messenger RNA is abbreviated mRNA
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Show more- Onychomycosis Onychomycosis: Fungal infection of the nails. Fungal infections can involve either the toenails or the…
- Corneal dystrophy, epithelial basement A disorder in which the cornea (the normally clear front window of the eye) shows grayish fingerprint lines…
- Diprosopus Two-faced conjoined twins (incompletely separated identical twins). The twins have almost complete fusion of…
- Bayesian Pertaining to Thomas Bayes (1702-1761) and to probability methods based on Bayes theorem. As in Bayesian…
- ESR Abbreviation for erythrocyte sedimentation rate, a blood test that detects and monitors inflammation in the…
- Kubler-Ross See: Kubler-Ross, Elisabeth
- Edema, lymphatic See: Lymphedema>
- Masticate To chew, grind, or pulverize food (or something else) until it turns to pulp. From the Latin masticare, from…
- Encopresis Encopresis: Inability to control the elimination of stool (fecal incontinence). Encopresis can have a variety…
- Syndrome, Rothmund-Thomson See Rothmund-Thomson syndrome
- Nonbacterial prostatitis Prostatitis: Inflammation of the prostate not due to bacterial infection. The prostate is a walnut-sized…
- Hormone, growth A hormone made in the pituitary gland that stimulates the release of another hormone called somatomedin by…