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Fluctuating rib
One of the last two ribs. A rib is said to be 'fluctuating' if it does not attach to the sternum (the breast bone) or to another rib. There are usually 12 pairs of ribs in all. Each pair of ribs is attached to the building blocks of the…
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- Valine An amino acid, one of the 20 building blocks of protein. A dietary essential amino acid, valine is required…
- TTR The gene that encodes transthyretin, a plasma protein consisting of 127 amino acids that binds retinol and…
- Endodermal Pertaining to the endoderm or to tissues derived from the endoderm
- Female gonad The female gonad, the ovary or 'egg sac', is one of a pair of reproductive glands in women. They are located…
- Acute angle-closure glaucoma Increased pressure in the front chamber (anterior chamber) of the eye due to sudden (acute) blockage of the…
- Feces The medical and scientific term for the 'excrement discharged from the intestines.' The word 'feces' (or its…
- Amylo- (Amyl- before a vowel.) A prefix pertaining to starch. From the Greek amylon, meaning starch
- Gland 1. A group of cells that secrete a substance for use in the body. For example, the thyroid gland. 2. A group…
- Pedodontics Children's dentistry.
- Aromatase inhibitor A drug that inhibits the enzyme aromatase and by that means lowers the level of the estrogen estradiol…
- Tomography, computerized See: Computerized tomography