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Retroposition
1. Simple backward displacement of a structure or organ such as the uterus.2. In genetics, the integration of a sequence derived from RNA into a DNA genome. Messenger RNA (mRNA) is reverse-transcribed and reintegrated into the genome…
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- Radiation therapy, external Radiation therapy in which the source of radiation is a machine outside the body
- Fear of the number 13 A morbid fear of the number 13. Also known as triskaidekaphobia. Written reference to the superstitious fear…
- Hump, dowager An outward curvature of the vertebrae of neck, creating a hump at the back of the neck, once thought to be a…
- Nurse assistant A person who has completed a brief health-care training program, and who provides support services for RNs…
- Anthrax immunization Anthrax immunization: A series of six shots over six months and booster shots annually, the anthrax vaccine…
- Pleiotropic 1. Producing many effects. 2. Multiple effects from a single gene. For example, the Marfan gene is…
- Hydrocarbon An organic compound composed exclusively of hydrogen and carbon. All hydrocarbons have a carbon backbone with…
- Pharyngeal Having to do with the throat (pharynx)
- Recuperate To recover health and strength. From the Latin recuperare meaning to regain, get back, recover. To recuperate…
- Environmental medicine The interactions between risk factors in the environment and human health. Environmental medicine focuses on…
- Rate, birth The birth rate is usually given as the number of live births divided by the average population (or the…