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Show more- Premie Short and slangy for a premature baby. A preterm infant. Also often spelled (for obscure reasons) preemie.
- Proteins, G These molecules have been described as 'biological traffic lights.' Located inside the cell, G proteins are…
- Youth The time between childhood and maturity. (Unfortunately, as the songwriter Sammy Cahn noted, 'youth is wasted…
- Islet cell carcinoma See: Islet cell cancer
- Bulbar Pertaining to a bulb, in medicine any rounded mass of tissue (that is shaped somewhat like a crocus or tulip…
- Physical child abuse See: Normal growth.
- SAA 1.Serum amyloid A (an acute-phase protein which increases early in the course of inflammation). 2…
- Exudate A fluid rich in protein and cellular elements that oozes out of blood vessels due to inflammation and is…
- Cloning, DNA The use of DNA manipulation procedures to produce multiple copies of a single gene or segment of DNA
- Labial Pertaining to the lip, one of the fleshy folds which surround the opening of the mouth or the vagina. Oral…
- Sneeze 1. As a verb, to suddenly expel air through the nose and mouth by an involuntary contraction of the muscles…
- Polyphenol A kind of chemical that (at least in theory) may protect against some common health problems and possibly…