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- Tongue The tongue is a strong muscle anchored to the floor of the mouth. It is covered by the lingual membrane which…
- Nail dysgenesis and hypodontia A genetic disorder characterized by abnormalities of the nails (nail dysgenesis) and the absence of several…
- Royal Society, the Nerable scientific society in England which in 1665 published one of the first 2 scientific journals in the…
- Extrasystole A premature contraction of the heart that is independent of the normal rhythm of the heart and that arises in…
- Carcinoma in situ, squamous cell An early stage of skin cancer. Also known as Bowen's disease. This is a tumor that develops from the squamous…
- Immunization, polio One of the two polio vaccines that are available: oral polio vaccine (OPV) and inactivated polio vaccine…
- Vulnerary (Plural = vulneraries). A remedy used in healing or treating wounds. Any preparation, plant or drug used in…
- Grief Therapy for people who have unusually serious grief reactions. The goal of grief therapy is to identify and…
- LaMontagne See: La Montagne, John
- Hyperexplexia A genetic disorder in which babies have an exaggerated startle reflex (reaction). This disorder was not…
- Exogenous DNA DNA originating outside an organism