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Fluorescent microscope
A microscope equipped to examine material that fluoresces under ultraviolet light. Fluorescence microscopy is based on the principle that fluorescent materials emit visible light when they are irradiated with ultraviolet rays or with…
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- Popliteal fossa The hollow behind the knee
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- Thoracotomy An operation to open the chest
- Autoimmune lymphoproliferative syndrome (ALPS) A disease caused by failure of lymphocytes to die once they have finished doing their job. As a result…
- Disease, Werner-His Named for the German physician Heinrich Werner (who did not describe Werner's premature aging syndrome) and…
- Algophobia An abnormal and persistent fear of pain. The fear is excessive, beyond that which is expected under the…
- Teleology The study of the ultimate purpose of the design of something in nature. For example, 'what is the true…
- Fear of cats An abnormal and persistent fear of cats which produces an undue anxiety reaction even though sufferers…
- NHGRI Stands for National Human Genome Research Institute, one of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in the…
- Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor A member of the nuclear hormone receptor subfamily of transcription factors. Peroxisome…