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Scopolamine
Scopolamine: A venerable drug that is a naturally occurring member of a large chemical class of compounds called alkaloids. Scopolamine was first introduced into medical usage in 1902. The name comes from that of the 18th-century Italian…
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- Waardenburg, Petrus Johannes See: Stickler syndrome.
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- Genomic segment A region of the genome; it encompasses objects described as loci or probes. Genomic segments can range in…
- MedicAlert A nonprofit emergency medical information service, known for its MedicAlert jewelry, particularly the…
- Bone morphogenetic protein A protein that induces the formation of bone and cartilage. Bone morphogenic protein 2 (which is symbolized…
- Genome, Drosophila See: Drosophila genome
- Erythrasma A chronic superficial slowly spreading skin infection, especially in the folds of the body and webs between…
- Thoracentesis Removal of fluid in the pleura through a needle
- Rate, infant mortality The number of children dying under a year of age divided by the number of live births that year. The infant…