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IPV
Abbreviation for intelligence quotient, an attempt to measure the intelligence of someone. The IQ score is usually based upon the results of a written test. To calculate the IQ, the person's mental age (as determined by a test) is divided…
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Show more- Mouse genome All of the genetic information contained in the laboratory mouse (Mus musculus). The genomes of particular…
- Amygdaloid Like an almond. Almond-shaped. As the amygdaloid nucleus in the brain, a structure that anatomists thought…
- Tooth numbering The accordance of a unique number to each tooth. The Universal/National System for permanent (adult)…
- RPR test Rapid plasma reagin, a blood test for syphilis that looks for an antibody that is present in the bloodstream…
- Spherocytosis, hereditary (HS) A genetic disorder of the red blood cell membrane clinically characterized by anemia, jaundice (yellowing)…
- Neo- (prefix) Prefix meaning new. From the Greek 'neos', new, young, fresh, recent. Examples of terms starting with 'neo-'…
- Blindness Loss of useful sight. Blindness can be temporary or permanent. Damage to any portion of the eye, the optic…
- White-footed mouse A rodent capable of carrying the types of hantavirus that cause HPS (hantavirus pulmonary syndrome) in the…
- Mastitis Inflammation of one or more mammary glands within the breast, usually in a lactating woman. It can be felt as…
- Motulsky dye test A test for glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency (G6PD), a cause of anemia and the most common enzyme…
- Artery, pulmonary See: Pulmonary artery
- Nucleus amygdalae See: Amygdaloid nucleus