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Human lymphotropic virus III
Another name for the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), the cause of AIDS.
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- Human kinome See Kinome
- Orthologous gene 1. A term coined by the chemist Linus Pauling who defined it as "the preservation of good health and the…
- Shoulder blade The familiar flat triangular bone at the back of the shoulder. Known familiarly as the wingbone or…
- Abdominal cavity The cavity within the abdomen, the space between the abdominal wall and the spine. The abdominal cavity is…
- Seizure, jackknife See: Infantile spasms
- Pharmacology The study of drugs, their sources, their nature, and their properties. Pharmacology is the study of the…
- Disorders, lymphoproliferative Malignant diseases of the lymphoid cells and cells from the reticuloendothelial system (which take up and…
- Osteogenesis, electrically stimulated Bone growth caused by implanting electrodes in an area of bone and sending electrical current to them. This…
- Inotropic Affecting the force of muscle contraction. An inotropic heart drug is one that affects the force with which…
- Nail-patella syndrome An hereditary condition characterized by abnormally formed or absent nails and underdeveloped or absent…
- Syndrome, Rendu-Osler-Weber See: Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia