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Oogenesis
The process of egg formation. The second 'o' in oogenesis is pronounced separately from the first: o·o·gen·e·sis. The word was created from the prefix 'oo-' (Greek oon, egg) + 'genesis' (the coming into being of something) = the coming…
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- Off-pump Not on the pump, usually meaning not on the heart-lung machine. See also: Off-pump surgery
- Syndrome, giant platelet Nard-Soulier syndrome): This condition is a primary problem of platelets in which the platelets lack the…
- Benign Not cancer. Not malignant. A benign tumor does not invade surrounding tissue or spread to other parts of the…
- Chemokine receptor Chemokine receptor: A molecule that receives a chemokine and a chemokine dock. A chemokine is a protein that…
- Inflammatory bowel disease A group of chronic intestinal diseases characterized by inflammation of the bowel -- the large or small…
- Snake antivenom See: Snake antivenin. Other spellings: Snake antivenin
- Cat eye syndrome A constitutional chromosome abnormality (one that is present at or before birth) with multiple malformations…
- Juvenile chronic arthritis, systemic-onset See: Arthritis, systemic-onset juvenile rheumatoid
- Gangrene The death of body tissue due to the loss of blood supply to that tissue, sometimes permitting bacteria to…
- Parasitic worm A worm classified as a parasite. (A parasite is a disease-causing organism that lives on or in a human or…
- Visual acuity The clarity or clearness of the vision, a measure of how well a person sees. The ability to distinguish…