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Genome, bee
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- Anlage 1. In biology, whatever precedes something else. 2. In embryology, a precursor or forerunner or a more mature…
- Cornelia de Lange syndrome See: de Lange syndrome
- Women's Health Initiative A hospital for the exclusive use of women. The first hospital called by that name was the Woman's Hospital of…
- Foramen magnum The large hole at the base of the skull which allows passage of the spinal cord.
- Weight loss Weight loss is a decrease in body weight resulting from either voluntary (diet, exercise) or involuntary…
- Fluoroscopy An x-ray procedure that makes it possible to see internal organs in motion. Fluoroscopy uses x-ray to produce…
- Hypo- Prefix meaning 'low, under, beneath, down, below normal' as in hypocalcemia (low calcium in the blood)…
- Postpolio syndrome (PPS) Postpolio syndrome (PPS): Persons who have had polio may develop newly progressive fatigue, pain, and…
- German measles vaccine A vaccine designed to prevent rubella, or German measles. German measles was once seen merely as a child's…
- Xylitol Xylitol: A sweetener found in plants that is used as a substitute for sugar. Xylitol is considered a…