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Inspissate
To thicken. Inspissated bile is thickened bile
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- Melanoma Melanoma: The most dangerous form of skin cancer, a malignancy of the melanocyte, the cell that produces…
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- AKA (above the knee amputation) In general usage, this would be read to mean 'also known as.' For example, William Jefferson (aka 'Bill')…
- Fluoridation, water See: Water fluoridation
- Category 1 storm See: Category two hurricane.
- Expression, gene See: Gene expression
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