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- Megabase Unit of length for DNA fragments that is equal to 1 million nucleotides. A megabase (Mb) is roughly equal to…
- Momism 1. Excessive attachment to mom. 2. Conversely, overprotective mothering. The term momism was coined by the…
- Citrulline A non-standard amino acid that is not normally present in protein. Citrulline is created in the body as an…
- Perineum The area between the anus and the scrotum in the male and between the anus and the vulva (the labial opening…
- Premature ventricular contraction PVC. A contraction of the lower chambers of the heart, the ventricles, which occur earlier than usual…
- Vaginal contraceptive sponge A contraceptive device that is donut-shaped, made of plastic, contains a spermicide (nonoxynol-9) and is…
- Typhus, endemic See Typhus, murine
- Postural Pertaining to the posture or position of the body, the attitude or carriage of the body as a whole, or the…
- Otitis Inflammation of the ear. Depending upon which part of the ear is inflammed, there is otitis externa, otitis…
- Marker A piece of DNA that lies on a chromosome so close to a gene that the marker and the gene are inherited…