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Scrape
An abrasion or cut caused by something rubbing roughly against the skin. To treat scrape, wash the area with soap and water, and keeping it clean and dry. Alcohol, hydrogen peroxide, and iodine can delay healing and should be avoided. Seek…
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- Saccharomyces cerevisiae genome See: Yeast genome
- Error, type I : Error, alpha
- Dirofilaria immitis The dog heartworm
- Outer ear There are three sections of the ear: the outer ear, the middle ear, and the inner ear. The outer ear looks…
- Test, Rorschach A psychological test involving inkblots. The inkblots are used to determine what a person perceives (reads…
- Cys Cysteine. Note that Cys does not stand for cystine. See also: Amino acid symbols
- Disease, Fabry See: Fabry disease
- Thalassiosira pseudonana An ocean diatom that is a major participant in the biological pumping of carbon to ocean depths and that has…
- Monochromatism 1) Total inability to perceive color. A person with true monochromatism perceives only black, white, and…
- BP1 Beta protein 1, a protein encoded by a member of the homeobox gene family, a group of genes important to…