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H. flu genome
The total genetic complement of the bacterium Haemophilus influenzae (H. flu). This bacterial genome was the first in an independent organism to be sequenced and assembled. The H. flu genome contains 1.8 million base pairs and is estimated…
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- EPO (erythropoietin) Erythropoietin): A hormone produced by the kidney that promotes the formation of red blood cells in the bone…
- B. coli The protozoan parasite Balantidium coli. See: Balantidium
- Malariology The study of malaria. Someone who is versed in malariology is a malariologist
- Lingual 1. Having to do with the tongue. 2. Next to the tongue. In dentistry, the tooth surface next to the tongue…
- Clinophobia An abnormal and persistent fear of going to bed. Sufferers from clinophobia experience anxiety even though…
- PSC (primary sclerosing cholangitis) See: Primary sclerosing cholangitis
- Oath of Maimonides A prayer that is said to have been written by the 12th-century physician-philosopher Moses Maimonides. Like…
- Meckel's diverticulum An outpouching from the small intestine, due to failure of obliteration of the yolk stalk (which normally…
- Pseudomonas aeruginosa The versatile 'blue-green pus bacteria' that opportunistically infects people, especially those who are…
- Viruses Small living particles that can infect cells and change how the cells function. Infection with a virus can…
- Chorioangioma, placental A benign vascular (blood vessel) tumor of the placenta (afterbirth). Large chorioangiomas cause complications…