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Q arm of a chromosome
The long arm of a chromosome. All human chromosomes have 2 arms -- a short arm and a long arm -- that are separated from each other only by the centromere, the point at which the chromosome is attached to the spindle during cell division…
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Show more- Flatus Gas in the intestinal tract or passed through the anus. The intestinal gases are hydrogen, nitrogen, carbon…
- Fascioliasis See: Fasciola hepatica
- WPW syndrome Abbreviation for the Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome, a condition caused by an abnormality in the electrical…
- Palmitate An antioxidant and a vitamin A compound that is added to low-fat and fat-free milk to replace the vitamin…
- Syndactyly A condition in which two or more of the fingers or toes are joined together. This joining can involve the…
- Yoga A way of life that includes ethical precepts, dietary prescriptions, and physical exercise. Its practitioners…
- Chicken soup Long known as Jewish penicillin. See: Jewish penicillin
- Plague, bubonic The most common form of the plague named for the characteristic buboes which are enlarged lymph nodes…
- Seizure, focal See: Partial seizure
- Caudal An anatomic term meaning 1. Pertaining to the tail or the hind part. 2. Situated in or directed toward the…
- Genital wart A wart in the moist skin of the genitals or around the anus. Genital warts are due to a human papillomavirus…
- IgM Immunoglobulin M, a major class of immunoglobulins. IgM includes the antibodies that are usually produced…