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Vaccine, killed polio
See: Polio vaccine, inactivated
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- La Montagne See: La Montagne, John
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- Bone morphogenic protein 2 A protein that induces the formation of bone and cartilage. Bone morphogenic protein 2 (which is symbolized…
- Histiocytosis, Hand-Schuller-Christian A disease in which histiocytes start to multiply and attack the tissues or organs of the patient. The disease…
- Gastric MALT lymphoma A low-grade malignant lymphoma of the stomach associated with chronic infection by the bacterium H. pylori…
- Ligaments, knee Ligaments are strong, elastic bands of tissue that connect bone to bone. They provide strength and stability…
- Acaricide An agent, usually a chemical, that kills mites. This class of pesticides is large and includes antibiotic…
- Chain-termination codon A set of three adjacent bases in the DNA or their complementary bases in messenger RNA that specifies the end…
- Electrophysiology The biomedical field dealing with the study of electric activity in the body. Electrophysiology includes the…
- ARS Acute radiation syndrome
- RNA Short for ribonucleic acid, a nucleic acid molecule similar to DNA but containing ribose rather than…