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- Amathophobia An abnormal and persistent fear of dust. Sufferers experience anxiety even though they realize dust poses no…
- Fungiform Mushroom-shaped. From fungi-, fungus + forma, shape. The fungiform papillae are broad flat structures that…
- Gene silencing A mechanism by which cells shut down large sections of chromosomal DNA. Gene silencing is done by…
- Postpolio syndrome (PPS) Postpolio syndrome (PPS): Persons who have had polio may develop newly progressive fatigue, pain, and…
- Superbug An informal term for a bacterium that has become resistant to antibiotics usually used to treat it, as…
- Prusiner See: Prusiner, Stanley B.
- Polio vaccine, killed See: Polio vaccine, inactivated
- Mitochondrial Referring to mitochondria. The mitochondria are normal structures called organelles in cells. They are…
- Dermatoglyphics The study of the patterns of ridges on the skin of the fingers, palms, toes, and soles. Dermatoglyphics are…
- PLP See: Proteolipid protein
- Base excision repair A process of DNA repair in which an altered base is excised (removed) by a DNA glycosylase enzyme, followed…