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Small saphenous vein
The smaller of the two saphenous veins, the principal veins that run up the leg superficially (near the surface). The small saphenous vein, runs behind the outer malleolus (the protuberance on the outside of the ankle joint), comes up the…
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- Blastoma A tumor thought to arise in embryonic tissue. The term 'blastoma' is commonly used as part of the name for a…
- Progestational hormone A synonym for the hormone progesterone. See: Progesterone
- Mapping Charting the location of genes on chromosomes.
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- Immunoglobulin D Abbreviated IgD. A class of immunoglobulins found as antibodies on the surface of B cells (B lymphocytes)…