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Cholera genome
The genome of the bacterium called Vibrio cholerae that causes cholera. This genome contains over 4 million bases in its DNA including the sequences for nearly 4,000 genes. The V. cholerae genome is remarkable in that it is arranged in two…
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Show more- Mite A tiny eight-legged creature belonging to the Order Acarina related to spiders and ticks. Some mites live…
- Calcific bursitis Calcific bursitis: A bursa is a thin fluid-filled sac that reduces friction forces between tissues of the…
- Dengue Also known as Dengue fever, an acute mosquito-borne viral illness of sudden onset that usually follows a…
- Chamber, anterior The space in the eye that is behind the cornea and in front of the iris. The cornea is the outer…
- DTaP Diphtheria-Tetanus-acellular Pertussis vaccine
- Clinical aspirin resistance The inability of aspirin to protect a person from cardiovascular events such as heart attacks and strokes
- Painful vulva Also called essential vulvodynia, a chronic, diffuse, unremitting sensation of burning of the vulva -- (the…
- Bacteriophage See: Phage
- Chimera In medicine, a person composed of two genetically distinct types of cells. Human chimeras were first…
- Fear of public places This irrational fear is called agoraphobia. It applies to open areas, especially those from which escape…
- Cardiac septum The septum of the heart is the dividing wall between the right and left sides of the heart. That portion of…
- Suboxone Brand name for buprenorphine in combination with naloxone