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Male
The traditional definition of male was 'an individual of the sex that produces sperm' (or some such). However, things are not so simple today. Male can be defined by physical appearance, by chromosome constitution (see Male chromosome…
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- Me-too drug A drug that is structurally very similar to already known drugs, with only minor differences. The term…
- Nonagenarian Someone in his or her ninties, that is, between 90 and 99 years of age. See also: Age by decade
- Bioarchaeology The use of a range of biological techniques on archaeological material in order to learn more about past…
- Protein, acute phase See: Acute-phase protein
- Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) Spontaneous tearing in parallel with the normal salivation of eating. The crocodile tears syndrome occurs…
- Deficiency, zinc According to the National Academy of Sciences, the Recommended Dietary Allowances of zinc are 12 milligrams…
- Nocebo A negative placebo effect as, for example, when patients taking medications experience adverse side effects…
- Blot, Western A technique in molecular biology, used to separate and identify proteins. Called a Western blot merely…
- Keratotomy A surgical incision (a cut) made into the cornea. A radial keratotomy is a surgical procedure designed to…
- Bone Bone is the substance that forms the skeleton of the body. It is composed chiefly of calcium phosphate and…
- CEPT Cholesterol ester transfer protein