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HNP
Human neutrophil peptide
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- Dysentery Inflammation of the intestine, often with pain, diarrhea, bloody stools, etc. It is usually caused by…
- Film, PA An X-ray picture in which the beams pass from back-to-front (posteroanterior). As opposed to an AP…
- Dwarf Someone with dwarfism, which is now more correctly called short stature. People with dwarfism (short stature)…
- Plasma The liquid part of the blood and lymphatic fluid, which makes up about half of its volume. Plasma is devoid…
- Mass spectrometry An instrument used to identify chemicals in a substance by their mass and charge. Mass spectrometers are…
- Osteochondroma An abnormal, solitary, benign growth of bone and cartilage, typically at the end of a long bone…
- Functional genomics The function of each gene in the genome. Functional genomics is the study of genes, their resulting proteins…
- Sea poisoning An intensely itchy rash due to contact with the tiny thimble jellyfish (Linuche unguiculata). These jellyfish…
- Paternal age The age of the father at the time he conceives a child. The present mean (average) paternal age is 27 years…