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- Yolk stalk A narrow tube present in the early embryo that connects the midgut of the embryo to the yolk sac outside the…
- Materfamilias The female head of the family; the mother figure. Materfamilias is the Latin for mother of the household. It…
- Focal Pertaining to a focus which in medicine may refer to:1. The point at which rays converge as, for example, in…
- Umbilicus The vestige left behind on a newborn's belly when the umbilical cord is cut. Also called the navel or belly…
- Bradypnea (Pronounced brad-ip-nea.) Abnormally slow breathing. A respiratory rate that is too slow. The normal rate of…
- Cerebrum The largest part of the brain. It is divided into two hemispheres, or halves. The word 'cerebrum' is the…
- Caenorhabditis elegans genome See: C. elegans genome
- Keratitis, rosacea See: Rosacea keratitis
- Tapeworm, African See Taenia saginata.
- GALT deficiency Lack of the enzyme called GALT (galactose-1-phosphate uridyl transferase) which causes the genetic metabolic…
- Ventricular beat, premature See: Extrasystole