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Concordant
1. Showing concordance, complete agreement. A couple may be concordant for a sexually transmitted infection, with both partners having it. 2. In transplantation genetics, between closely related species. A concordant xenograft is a…
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- Klumpke paralysis See: Klumpke palsy
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention >CDC facilities in the US in: > >Anchorage, Alaska >Atlanta >Cincinnati, Ohio >Fort Collins, Colorado…
- Genome, Saccharomyces cerevisiae The genome of the bacterium that causes cholera. This genome contains over 4 million bases in its DNA…
- JAK3 inhibitor A drug that inhibits the enzyme JAK3 (which is found only in immune cells) and acts as an immunosuppressant
- Tube, swallowing See: Swallowing tube
- Striopallidodentate calcinosis Striopallidodentate (SPD) calcinosis, a condition first described in 1930 by T. Fahr and therefore called…
- DTC Direct-to-consumer, as in DTC advertising of prescription drugs
- SGPT Serum glutamic pyruvic transaminase, an enzyme that is normally present in liver and heart cells. SGPT is…
- Caesarian section, lower segment A Caesarian section in which the surgical incision is made in the lower segment of the uterus. Abbreviated…
- Naturopathic Pertaining to naturopathy
- Pleomorphic Many-formed. A tumor may be pleomorphic. Pleomorphic is synonymous with protean (capable of assuming…