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UNOS
Acronym for the United Network for Organ Sharing, the nationwide umbrella for transplantation organ sharing in the U.S. UNOS states that it is 'a private, not-for-profit, membership corporation qualified as a charitable organization under…
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Show more- Random number table A table of numbers generated in an unpredictable, haphazard sequence. Tables of random numbers are used to…
- Helical CAT scan A conventional computerized axial tomography scan (CAT scan or CT scan) is an x-ray procedure which combines…
- Amebic dysentery Dysentery (inflammation of the intestine) with ulcers in the colon due to infection with an ameba (Entamoeba…
- Muscle Muscle is the tissue of the body which primarily functions as a source of power. There are three types of…
- Malabsorption The impaired absorption by the intestines of nutrients from food. Malabsorption can be specific and involve…
- Perforation of appendix Rupture of appendix
- Tibia The larger of the two bones in the leg (the smaller one being the fibula). The tibia is familiarly known as…
- Gene, housekeeping See: Housekeeping gene
- Acetyl phosphate A molecular ion which plays a role in the synthesis of the four-carbon fatty acid, butyric acid. The formula…
- Apnea An apnea is a period of time during which breathing stops or is markedly reduced. There are two types of…
- Hybridoma A cell hybrid resulting from the fusion of a cancer cell and a normal lymphocyte (a type of white blood…
- Adenoids and Tonsils Adenoids and Tonsils: These celebrated structures (adenoids and tonsils) in the back of the throat are…