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Kilobase
Unit of length of DNA equal to 1000 nucleotide bases
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- Syndrome, Zellweger A genetic disorder, also called the cerebrohepatorenal syndrome, characterized by the reduction or absence of…
- Clap Gonorrhea, a bacterial infection transmitted by sexual contact. Gonorrhea is one of the oldest known sexually…
- PAM Primary amebic meningoencephalitis
- Occipital 1. Pertaining to the occiput, the back of head. 2. Located near the occipital bone as, for example, the…
- Thrombus A blood clot in a blood vessel or within the heart. From the Greek thrombos meaning a lump or clump, or a…
- Louise Brown See: Brown, Louise.
- Phenylalanine hydroxylase deficiency The inherited inability to process the amino acid phenylalanine normally, due to deficiency of the enzyme…
- Surveillance of disease See: Disease surveillance
- Dorsum The back or posterior side of a structure. 'Dorsum' is the Latin word for the back. Something pertaining to…
- Sulfite sensitivity Adverse reactions of an allergic nature to sulfites. Sulfites occur in fermentation and also occur naturally…
- Kwashiorkor The word kwashiorkor comes from the Ivory Coast. It means the deposed (no longer suckled) child. Kwashiorkor…