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Ultraviolet B
One of the three types of invisible light rays (together with ultraviolet A and ultraviolet C) given off by the sun. Although ultraviolet C is the most dangerous type of ultraviolet light in terms of its potential to harm life on earth, it…
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Show more- Kinetic With movement. The opposite of kinetic is akinetic. It means without movement. In neurology, kinetic and…
- NCCAM National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship.
- Drill, dental A device that dentists use to drill into teeth. Primitive dental drills were used in the 18th and early 19th…
- Peptidyl-prolyl cis/trans isomerase An enzyme also known as Pin1. See: Pin1
- Skin The skin is the body's outer covering. It protects us against heat and light, injury, and infection. It…
- PH, blood See: Blood pH
- Electrophysiologic Pertaining to electrophysiology
- Portal vein A large vein that carries blood from the stomach and the intestines to the liver. The portal vein is formed…
- Gay gene A gene located on the X chromosome which was alleged to determine male homosexuality. The 'gay gene' was…
- Allergic rhinitis, perennial Allergic rhinitis (hay fever) that occurs throughout the year
- Syndrome, dyskeratosis congenita An inherited cause of bone-marrow failure, dyskeratosis congenita is a syndrome characterized by abnormal…
- Mutism The inability or unwillingness to speak. A person who is mute cannot or does not care to talk. Someone who…