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Memory, long-term
A system for permanently storing, managing, and retrieving information for later use. Items of information stored as long-term memory may be available for a lifetime. Long-term memory is in contrast to short-term memory (as I recall).
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Show more- Gas chromatography (GC) A type of automated chromatography (a technique used to separate mixtures of substances) in which the mixture…
- Klippel-Feil anomaly See: Klippel-Feil sequence
- Adenine (A) One member of the A-T (adenine-thymine) base pair in DNA. The other base pair in DNA is G-C…
- Helix, double The structure of DNA with the two strands of DNA spiraling about one other. The double helix looks something…
- Spots, Brushfield's Speckled iris. Little white spots that slightly elevated on the surface of the iris and are arranged in a…
- Hookworm An intestinal parasite that usually causes diarrhea or cramps. Heavy infestation with hookworm can be serious…
- Cranial nerve, second The second cranial nerve is the optic nerve, the nerve that connects the eye to the brain and carries the…
- Abortion In medicine, an abortion is the premature exit of the products of conception (the fetus, fetal membranes, and…
- Seckel syndrome The second cranial nerve is the optic nerve, the nerve that connects the eye to the brain and carries the…
- Ocular Having to do with the eye. In a microscope, the lens closest to the eye is termed the ocular (the eyepiece)…
- Disease, Meniere A condition with recurrent vertigo accompanied by ringing in the ears (tinnitus) and deafness. Symptoms…
- Bekam Malay name for the practice of cupping. See: Cupping