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Laser
A powerful beam of light that can produce intense heat when focused at close range. Lasers are used in medicine in microsurgery, cauterization, for diagnostic purposes, etc. For example, lasers are employed in microsurgery to cut tissue…
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Show more- Chromatids The daughter strands of a duplicated chromosome joined together by a centromere.
- Beryllium A toxic metal found in ores containing other elements that is used in making metal alloys for nuclear…
- Cognitive science Cognitive science is the study of the mind. It is an interdisciplinary science that draws upon many fields…
- Koplik's spots Little spots inside the mouth that are highly characteristic of the early phase of measles (rubeola). The…
- ND An extinct subspecies of Homo sapiens who lived in Europe and the area around the Mediterranean from 100,000…
- His Histidine. See also: Amino acid symbols
- Hyper-IgD syndrome A genetic disorder characterized by recurring attacks of chills and fever that usually start before the first…
- His-Werner disease This is a parasite (louse-borne) disease that was first recognized in the trenches of World War I and so was…
- DKK1 A gene that inhibits the activity of osteoblasts, the cells that build bone. DKK1 acts by inhibiting Wnt…
- Pseudomembranous colitis Severe inflammation of the inner lining of the colon. Pseudomembranous colitis is characterized by pus and…
- Doyne honeycomb retinal dystrophy Abbreviated DHRD. An eye disease also known as malattia leventinese. See: Malattia leventinese
- Menopause Menopause: The time in a woman's life when menstrual periods permanently stop; it is also called the 'change…