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- Addiction, computer See: Computer addiction
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- Mycobacteria Plural of mycobacterium
- Trachelectomy Surgical removal of the cervix, the lower portion of the uterus that protrudes into the vagina. Trachelectomy…
- Syndrome, Gerstmann-Straussler-Scheinker This condition is a primary problem of platelets in which the platelets lack the ability to stick adequately…
- Kit, emergency supplies A group of bacteria normally living in the intestinal tract and frequently the cause of nosocomial infections…
- Acid, pantothenic Pantothenic acid is vitamin B5, one of the less well known B vitamins, perhaps because it is widely…
- Neurectomy The removal of part or all of a nerve
- Human kinome See Kinome
- Study, gastric emptying A gastric emptying study evaluates the emptying of food from the stomach. For a gastric emptying study, a…
- CD8+ T cell See: Cytotoxic T-lymphocyte