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In situ hybridization
The use of a DNA or RNA probe to detect the complementary sequence. In situ hybridization is like all nucleic acid hybridization in being a technique in which single-stranded nucleic acids (DNA or RNA) are permitted to interact so that…
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Show more- Assistive technology This term may be used to mean an assistive device, but more commonly denotes some kind of electronic or…
- Arrayed library In genetics, an arrayed library consists of (in technical terms) individual primary recombinant clones which…
- Eye cataract A clouding of the lens of the eye. The normally clear aspirin-sized lens of the eye starts to become cloudy…
- Voluntary Done in accordance with the conscious will of the individual. The opposite of involuntary. The terms…
- Dysphonia, spastic See: Spasmodic dysphonia
- Acute bacterial prostatitis Prostatitis: Inflammation of the prostate gland of sudden (acute) onset due to bacterial infection. The…
- Ichthyosis-keratitis-deafness syndrome See Keratitis-ichthyosis-deafness syndrome
- CLA 1. Conjugated linoleic acid.2. Cervical lymphadenopathy (swollen lymph nodes in the neck).3. Congenital…
- Mutation, private A rare mutation found usually only in a single family or a small population. (It is like a privately printed…
- Chinese restaurant syndrome A syndrome first described in 1968 in people who had eaten Chinese food on which MSG (monosodium glutamate)…
- Avascular necrosis (AVN) A condition in which the poor blood supply to an area of bone leads to bone death. The head of the…
- Vein, external jugular The more superficial of the two jugular veins situated on each side of the neck. The other is the internal…