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Uridine monophosphate
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Show more- Syndrome, contiguous gene A disorder clearly involving multiple gene loci that are adjacent to one another. An example of a contiguous…
- Gram-negative Gram-negative bacteria lose the crystal violet stain (and take the color of the red counterstain) in Gram's…
- Ascus An elongated spore case containing the spores of certain fungi including yeast
- National Institute Arthritis, Musculoskeletal L and Skin Diseases (NIAMS): One of the National Institutes of Health in the U.S. As its somewhat cumbersome…
- RDA Abbreviation for the Recommended Dietary Allowance. Or, popularly, the Recommended Daily Allowance
- Tornado supplies kit Sluggishness, dullness, languor, lassitude, stupor, torpidity. People can fall into a state of torpor, as can…
- Hospital It may seem unnecessary to define a 'hospital' since everyone knows the nature of a hospital. A hospital…
- Post Short for postmortem examination (an autopsy)
- Scrub in To wash the hands and forearms very thoroughly, as for surgery. To scrub in implies the use of a brush (and…
- Cuboid bone The cuboid bone is the outer bone in the instep of the foot. It is called the cuboid bone because it is…
- Auricular Of or pertaining to the outer ear. Adjective form of auricle. (Not to be confused with avuncular which refers…
- Tilt-table test Tilt-table test: Tilt-table testing involves placing the patient on a table with a foot-support. The table is…