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Recombinant DNA Advisory Committee (RAC)
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) panel that oversees gene-therapy research in the U.S
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- Study, stomach emptying Also called a gastric emptying study, this test evaluates the emptying of food from the stomach. For a…
- Bones of the trunk The bones of the human trunk, 51 bones in all, consisting of 26 vertebrae, 24 ribs and the sternum. The 26…
- Thymus and parathyroids, hypoplasia of See: DiGeorge syndrome
- Medicine, homeopathic See: Homeopathy
- Chickenpox Immunization designed to prevent or lessen the severity of the common disease known as chickenpox. The…
- Bronchopulmonary segments A subdivision of one lobe of a lung based on the connection to the segmental bronchus. For example, the right…
- Trimox See: Amoxicillin
- Electrodesiccation Use of an electric current to destroy cancerous tissue and control bleeding
- Frontal lobe The part of each hemisphere of the brain located behind the forehead that serves to regulate and mediate the…
- Oxytocin A hormone made in the brain that plays a role in childbirth and lactation by causing muscles to contract in…