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- Pathogen, special See: Special pathogen
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- Disease, clinical A disease with clinical signs and symptoms that can be recognized. As distinct from a subclinical illness…
- Pheromone An agent secreted by an individual that produces a change in the sexual or social behavior of another…
- Alopecia areata Alopecia areata: A patchy baldness which typically begins with patchy hair loss on the scalp and sometimes…
- Antitoxin An antibody capable of destroying microorganisms including viruses and bacteria. An antitoxin provides…
- Transposition, genetics The ability of genes to change position on chromosomes, a process in which a transposable element is removed…
- Toluidine A chemical compound implicated, along with aniline, in the causation of bladder cancer. Aniline and…
- Minipill A form of oral contraceptive taken daily, like combined oral contraceptives (the 'pill'), but containing only…
- Mendelian Referring to the great Moravian/Bohemian biologist Gregor Mendel (1822-84) who set forth the basic laws that…