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Clone bank
Synonym for Genomic library.
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- Spasm, coronary artery See: Coronary artery spasm
- Test, exercise cardiac stress The exercise cardiac stress test (ECST) is the most widely used cardiac (heart) screening test. The patient…
- Emergency supplies kit An infectious disease that has newly appeared in a population or that has been known for some time but is…
- Olfactory Pertaining to olfaction, the sense of smell
- Slanted ear An ear that is slanted more than usual. Technically, an ear is slanted when the angle of the slope of the…
- PERV Acronym for the porcine endogenous retrovirus, a pig virus that splices into DNA. PERV belongs to the same…
- Trismus and pseudocamptodactyly syndrome See: Hecht syndrome
- Teratoma, ovarian Also called a dermoid cyst of the ovary, this is a bizarre tumor, usually benign, in the ovary that typically…
- Chlorinated camphene See: Toxaphene
- Renal stone A stone in the kidney (or lower down in the urinary tract). Also called a kidney stone. Renal stones are a…
- Hepatocarcinoma Carcinoma (a form of cancer) that originates in liver cells. Hepatocarcinoma is better known today as…