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Watson, James
American biologist (1928-) who, with Francis Crick and Maurice Wilkins, shared the 1962 Nobel prize in Medicine and Physiology, 'for their discoveries concerning the molecular structure of nucleic acids and its significance for information…
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Show more- Metrorrhagia Uterine bleeding at irregular intervals, particularly between the expected menstrual periods. Metrorrhagia…
- Aer-, aero- Prefix indicating a problem due to air or gas, such as aerogastria (excess stomach gas.
- Conjunctivitis, allergic Inflammation of the whites of the eyes (the conjunctivae) with itching and redness of the eyes and tearing…
- Abused inhalant >Solvents > >Industrial or household solvents or solvent-containing products, including paint thinners or…
- Hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome A number of diseases, also known as hemorrhagic fever, characterized by an abrupt onset of high fever and…
- Assistive technology This term may be used to mean an assistive device, but more commonly denotes some kind of electronic or…
- Hereditary essential tremor See: Essential tremor
- CAMP-dependent protein kinase See: Protein kinase A
- Filovirus A family of viruses that cause hemorrhagic fever. Filoviruses have single- stranded RNA as their genetic…
- Pavlov conditioning The Russian physiologist Ivan Petrovich Pavlov (1848-1936) conditioned dogs to respond in what proved to be a…
- Prevalence The proportion of individuals in a population having a disease. Prevalence is a statistical concept referring…
- United States Pharmacopeia Abbreviated USP. A publication, established in 1820, that contains legally recognized standards of identity…