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An extinct subspecies of Homo sapiens who lived in Europe and the area around the Mediterranean from 100,000 to 30,000 years ago. Study of mitochondrial DNA indicates that Neanderthal man made little or no contribution to the genome of…
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Show more- Anhidrotic Pertain to anhidrosis, too little sweating. Hidrosis meaning sweating, so an-, too little + hidrosis = too…
- Cancer, skin Cancer, skin: Cancer of the outer surface of the body. The most common cancer in the U.S. There are many…
- PVNS Pigmented villonodular synovitis
- Cannula Simply a slender tube that can be inserted into a body cavity or duct. During the insertion of the cannula…
- Salter-Harris fracture A traumatic fracture around or through the growth plate (the epiphyseal plate) of a bone in a child
- Abortion In medicine, an abortion is the premature exit of the products of conception (the fetus, fetal membranes, and…
- Acid, trans fatty An unhealthy substance, also known as trans fat, made through the chemical process of hydrogenation of oils…
- UDP-glucuronosyltransferase A liver enzyme essential to the disposal of bilirubin (the chemical that results from the normal breakdown of…
- Fiber, elastic See: Elastic fiber
- TMR Stands for transmyocardial laser revascularization, a procedure by which a physician uses a laser to make…
- Chlamydia trachomatis A bacterium that causes a disease called trachoma that results in blindness so frequently that it places a…
- Alstrom syndrome A progressive genetic disorder characterized by obesity, deafness, and visual problems in childhood and…