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Bovine genome
The genome of the cow (Bos taurus). The bovine genome is similar in size to the genomes of humans and other mammals, containing approximately 3 billion DNA base pairs. The breed of cattle selected for initial sequencing was Hereford, which…
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Show more- Intracranial hematoma A hematoma (a collection of blood) within the cranium (skull). The bleed may or may not be within the brain…
- Rem In radiation, Roentgen equivalent for man, a roentgen (an international unit of X- or gamma-radiation)…
- Eye pressure test A standard eye test that determines the fluid pressure inside the eye. The test is called tonometry…
- Malaria Malaria: An infectious disease caused by protozoan parasites from the Plasmodium family that can be…
- Meningococcus A type of bacteria now formally known as Neisseria meningitidis, which is responsible for a number of…
- Synaptic cleft The tiny space between two nerve cells across which the neurotransmitter acetylcholine diffuses
- Obstetrics The art and science of managing pregnancy, labor and the puerperium (the time after delivery)
- Ablate To remove. A tumor may be ablated. To ablate the thyroid gland is to remove it. The word 'ablation' came from…
- Attentional Relating to attention. The term is used in psychology and child development as, for example, early television…
- McKusick-Kaufman syndrome A genetic disorder in which there is build-up of fluids (called hydrometrocolpos) in the vagina and the…
- Tympany A hollow drum-like sound produced when a gas-containing cavity is tapped sharply. Tympany is heard if the…
- Laribacter hongkongensis A novel type of bacterium first isolated in Hong Kong in 2001 from the blood and empyema (pus in the chest)…