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Incubator
In biotechnology. an apparatus in which environmental conditions can be set and controlled. Incubators are used in microbiology for culturing (growing) bacteria and other microorganisms. Incubators in tissue culture rooms are used for…
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- Stenosis, spinal See: Spinal stenosis
- Exogenous DNA DNA originating outside an organism
- Recombinant tPA Recombinant tissue plasminogen activator. See: Tissue plasminogen activator
- Proteome The complete set of proteins expressed and modified following their expression by the genome. The term…
- Liter A metric measure of capacity that, by definition, is equal to the volume of a kilogram of water at 4 degrees…
- Human herpesvirus 6 A herpes virus that apparently lies dormant in many people, human herpesvirus 6 is most likely to cause…
- Pineoblastoma A fast-growing brain tumor in the pineal gland that originates in germ cells. Also known as a pineal teratoma
- Corneal dystrophy, epithelial basement A disorder in which the cornea (the normally clear front window of the eye) shows grayish fingerprint lines…
- Reporting, unique identifier In public health, a system that uses information such as the person's birth date and part of their…
- Clitoral amputation A surgical procedure in which all or part of the clitoris and sometimes also the labia are removed. Clitoral…