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Sociogenomics
The identification of the genes that influence social behavior, the understanding of the influence of these genes on underlying neural and endocrine mechanisms, and the exploration of the effects of the environment -- particularly the…
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- Respiratory therapy Exercises and treatments designed to help patients maintain and recover lung function, such as with cystic…
- National Academy of Sciences One of the National Academies. Created in 1863 by a congressional charter approved by President Abraham…
- Drug, antibiotic A drug used to treat bacterial infections. The original definition of an antibiotic was a substance produced…
- Spinal cord The major column of nerve tissue that is connected to the brain and lies within the vertebral canal and from…
- Buboes The plural of 'bubo'
- Chamomile An herb often used in the form of a tea as a sedative. Allergic reactions to chamomile can occur…
- Oneself, fear of An irrational fear of oneself, an intense self-fear that is groundless. Fear of oneself is termed…
- TPN Total parenteral nutrition, intravenous feeding that provides a patient with all of the fluid and the…
- Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 3 ALS3. An adult-onset form of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) inherited in an autosomal dominant manner…
- Error, alpha The statistical error (said to be 'of the first kind' or type I) made in testing an hypothesis when it is…
- Lattice dystrophy A form of hereditary corneal dystrophy in which there is an accumulation of amyloid deposits, or abnormal…