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Genetic
Having to do with genes and genetic information.
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Show more- Enzyme, Warburg's yellow A key respiratory enzyme discovered by the German biochemist Otto Heinrich Warburg (1883-1970), a pioneer in…
- Insomnia, transient Insomnia that usually lasts less than a week and does not recur. If it recurs from time to time, the insomnia…
- Paraplegic Pertaining to paraplegia (paralysis of the lower part of the body including the legs)
- Alzheimer's disease Alzheimer's disease: A progressive neurologic disease of the brain that leads to the irreversible loss of…
- Bis in die (on prescription) Seen on a prescription, bid means twice (two times) a day. It is an abbreviation for 'bis in die' which in…
- Thr Threonine. See also: Amino acid symbols
- Hemiparesis Weakness on one side of the body.
- Noisome Offensive to the senses and especially disgusting, offensive, or harmful to the sense of smell. For example…
- Small inducible cytokine A2 See: MPC1
- PROMM Proximal myotonic myopathy. See: Myotonic dystrophy type 2
- Bedsore See: Bed sore
- Connective tissue disease, heritable See: Heritable connective tissue disease