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Northern blot
A technique in molecular biology, used mainly to separate and identify pieces of RNA. Called a Northern blot only because it is similar to a Southern blot (which is named after its inventor, the British biologist M.E. Southern). There is…
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Show more- Gingivitis, acute necrotizing ulcerative (ANUG) This is trench mouth, a progressive painful infection with ulceration, swelling and sloughing off of dead…
- Cholangitis, sclerosing See: Primary sclerosing cholangitis
- Hemophilia B Hemophilia due to deficiency of coagulation factor IX in the blood which results in prolonged oozing after…
- Spots, Brushfield's Speckled iris. Little white spots that slightly elevated on the surface of the iris and are arranged in a…
- Conjunctival Pertaining to the conjunctiva, the clear moist membrane that covers the inner surfaces of the eyelids and the…
- Oswald Theodore Avery See: Avery, Oswald Theodore
- Pathophysiology Deranged function in an individual or an organ that is due to a disease. A pathophysiologic alteration is a…
- Shock, hypovolemic Shock due to a decrease in blood volume. This is the #1 cause of shock. It can be due to loss of blood from…
- Hematochezia Bright red blood in the stool, usually from the lower gastrointestinal tract -- the colon or rectum -- or…
- Trochlear nerve The trochlear nerve controls the superior oblique muscle of the eye, one of the extraocular muscles, the…
- Aerotitis media See Aerotitis
- Intrafallopian A term meaning 'within the fallopian tube.' There are two fallopian tubes in female mammals, including human…