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E. coli
Short for Escherichia coli, the colon bacillus, a bacterium that normally resides in the human colon. E. coli has been studied intensively in genetics and molecular and cell biology because of its availability, its small genome size, its…
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Show more- Orgasmic inhibition See: Anorgasmia
- Oesophagus Alternate spelling for esophagus. The British have an oesophagus while Americans have an esophagus. But on…
- Choanae The plural of choana
- Metaphyseal chondrodysplasia (McKusick type) See: Cartilage hair hypoplasia syndrome
- Mapping, gene The process of determining the relative positions of genes on a chromosome (or another piece of DNA) and the…
- Cancer, adult primary liver A tumor in which the cancer starts during adulthood in cells in the liver. Also called hepatocellular…
- Clostridium welchii See: Clostridium perfingens.
- Flu Short for influenza. The flu is caused by viruses that infect the respiratory tract which are divided into…
- Trimox See: Amoxicillin
- Embolism, crossed See Embolism, paradoxical
- Biopsy, incisional See: Incisional biopsy
- Flu, Asian See: Asian flu