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Neanderthal
An extinct subspecies of Homo sapiens who lived in Europe and the area around the Mediterranean from 100,000 to 30,000 years ago. Study of mitochondrial DNA indicates that Neanderthal man made little or no contribution to the genome of…
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- Typhus, classic See: Typhus, epidemic
- Ear, foreign object in There are three sections of the ear. They are the external ear, the middle ear, and the inner ear. The inner…
- Lymphoma, MALT See: MALT lymphoma
- Witkop syndrome A genetic disorder characterized by the absence of several teeth at birth and abnormalities of the nails. The…
- Monochromatism 1) Total inability to perceive color. A person with true monochromatism perceives only black, white, and…
- Genitalia, male external See: Male external genitalia
- Endocannabinoid A marijuana-like substance. 'Marijuana-like substances (endocannabinoids)... act at specific receptors on the…
- Shin 1. The tibia, the larger of the two bones in the lower leg.2. The anterior aspect (front) of the tibia
- Syndrome, Aarskog See: Aarskog-Scott syndrome
- GOLD The Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD), a collaborative project of the US National…
- Tuberculosis, antibiotic-resistant A variant of tuberculosis (TB) that is not affected by one or more of the antibiotics normally used to treat…