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- Neural Having to do with nerve cells
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- Fundus, retinal The interior lining of the eyeball, including the retina (the light-sensitive screen), optic disc (the head…
- Crease, single transverse palmar See: Simian crease
- BSL-2 Biosafety level 2. A level of biosafety considered appropriate for agents that can cause human disease, but…
- UV radiation Ultraviolet radiation. Invisible rays that are part of the energy that comes from the sun, can burn the skin…
- Lynch syndrome See: Hereditary nonpolyposis colon cancer
- Anterior tongue The front two-thirds of the tongue. In contrast to the base of the tongue, which is the back third. The…
- Slipped vertebra See: Spondylolisthesis