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Interstice
A small space between things, especially between things that are usually closely spaced, such as cells. Interstices are the cracks and crevices, the breaks, the gaps. The word 'interstice' comes from the Latin 'interstitium' which was…
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Show more- Galactorrhea The spontaneous flow of milk from the nipple at any time other than during nursing. Galactorrhea can be due…
- Disease, Hirschsprung A congenital abnormality (birth defect) of the bowel in which there is absence of the ganglia (nerves) in the…
- Hardy-Weinberg law Basic concept in population genetics discovered independently in 1908 by the great English mathematician…
- Measles syndrome, atypical (AMS) Measles syndrome, atypical (AMS): An altered expression of measles, AMS begins suddenly with high fever…
- Base in DNA A unit of the DNA. There are 4 bases: adenine (A), guanine (G), thymine (T), and cytosine (C). The sequence…
- Ejaculatory duct A canal in the male formed by union of the vas deferens and the duct from the seminal vesicle. The…
- Quadriparesis Weakness of all four limbs, both arms and both legs, as for example from muscular dystrophy.
- Genome, fruitfly See: Drosophila genome
- Dystonia, focal, due to torticollis See: Focal dystonia due to torticollis
- Federal Emergency Management Agency Better known as FEMA, an agency of the US government dedicated to rapid response to disasters, both man-made…
- Single transverse palmar crease Preferable term for what historically was called a simian crease. See: Simian crease
- Conduction system, cardiac The electrical conduction system that controls the heart rate. This system generates electrical impulses and…