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Atlas and axis joint
The joint between the atlas and axis bones. The atlas is the first cervical (neck) vertebra which is just under the head; it is named for Atlas, the Greek god who supported the world on his shoulders. The axis is the second cervical…
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- Digit A finger or toe
- Fornix conjunctivae The fornix of the conjunctivae refers to loose arching folds connecting the conjunctival membrane lining the…
- Sickness, acute mountain (AMS) Acute mountain sickness (AMS) is the illness that results from being at high altitude. AMS is common at very…
- Aniso In hematology, short for anisocytosis
- Martin Rodbell See: Rodbell, Martin
- Antigen-antibody complex The complex formed by the binding of an antibody and an antigen. Antigen-antibody complexes are mediators of…
- Antisense mRNA An mRNA (messenger RNA) transcript that is complementary to endogenous mRNA. Antisense mRNA is the noncoding…
- Lysenkoism A theory put forth by a Russian plant-breeder named Trofim Denisovich Lysenko [1898-1976] during the…