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Prokaryotic
Pertaining to prokaryotes
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- Morpheus In Greek and Roman mythology, the son of sleep and the god of dreams who lay on an ebony bed in a dim-lit…
- Fungal Pertaining to a fungus. For example, a fungal skin infection
- Vagus nerve A remarkable nerve that supplies nerve fibers to the pharynx (throat), larynx (voice box), trachea…
- Macula A macula is a small spot. A macula on the skin is a small flat spot while the macula in the eye is a small…
- Gynecoid Like a woman, womanly, female. The word gynecoid comes from the Greek gyno, gynaikos meaning woman. Gyneco-…
- Varicocele A common scrotal condition characterized by elongation and enlargement of the network of veins leaving the…
- Lesion Pronounced 'lee-sion' with the emphasis on the 'lee,' a lesion can be almost any abnormality involving any…
- Allergic rhinitis, perennial Allergic rhinitis (hay fever) that occurs throughout the year
- Symptom Any subjective evidence of disease. Anxiety, lower back pain, and fatigue are all symptoms. They are…
- Oligomenorrhea A reduction in number of menstrual periods and/or amount of menstrual flow.
- Trigeminal neuralgia Trigeminal neuralgia: Also called tic douloureux. Inflammation of the trigeminal nerve (the fifth cranial…