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Anlagen
The plural of anlage. See: Anlage
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- Medication, ACE-inhibitor A drug that inhibits ACE (angiotensin converting enzyme) which is important to the formation of angiotensin…
- Transgenic Having genetic material (DNA) from another species. This term can be applied to an organism that has genes…
- Gene, Med1 DNA repair A gene that codes for one of the key enzymes involved in repairing DNA. The DNA in genes is constantly…
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- Knee replacement, total A surgical procedure in which damaged parts of the knee joint are replaced with artifical parts. The surgery…
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- Sigmoidoscope A thin lighted instrument used to view the inside of the rectum and lower colon
- Arylalkylamine N-acetyltransferase See:AANAT
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