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CCK
Cholecystokinin
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- Ocular melanoma See: Melanoma, ocular
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- Pappoose root See: Blue cohosh
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- MAP The commonly used term for Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis. MAP is an acronym derived from…
- Sex chromosome The X chromosome or the Y chromosome, in humans. The sex chromosomes determine the sex of an individual. As a…