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Show more- Heredity Genetic transmission from parent to child.
- Lining, uterine The inner layer of the uterus (womb); the cells that line the womb; anatomically termed the endometrium. This…
- Host 1. The organism from which a parasite obtains its nutrition and/or shelter.2. An organism or cell culture in…
- Randomized controlled trial (RCT) A study in which people are allocated at random (by chance alone) to receive one of several clinical…
- Parentalism A parent's attitude of dominance over one or more children. For example, a parent stating 'I'm the boss…
- Acute necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis (ANUG) This is trench mouth, a progressive painful infection with ulceration, swelling and sloughing off of dead…
- Aniso- Unequal, unlike, or dissimilar. As in anisocoria, anisocytosis, and anisometropia. From the Greek anisos…
- Polygenic Pertaining to two or more genes. As opposed to monogenic. Eye color is polygenic. It is by determined by a…
- Speckled iris Due to little white (or lightly colored) spots that are slightly elevated on the surface of the iris. These…
- Phosphate A form of phosphoric acid. Calcium phosphate makes bones and teeth hard.
- Rale A type of abnormal lung sound heard through a stethoscope. Rales may be sibilant (whistling), dry (crackling)…
- Paradoxical embolism Passage of a clot (thrombus) from a vein to an artery. When clots in veins break off (embolize) , they travel…