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Cyclops
A common freshwater crustacean. Some species of Cyclops serve as hosts for parasites such as the guinea worm, the cause of dracunculiasis (guinea worm disease). The Cyclops were one-eyed giants of Greek mythology, a mythical race of…
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- RNA, messenger A class of RNA that is the template upon which polypeptides are put together. Abbreviated mRNA
- Parrot fever (psittacosis) An infectious disease due to a bacteria (Chlamydia psittaci) contracted from psittacine birds, especially…
- Postmature infant A baby born 2 weeks (14 days) or more after the usual 9 months (280 days) of gestation. The gestation (length…
- Taenia saginata The beef tapeworm. The most common of the big tapeworms that parasitizes people, contracted from infected raw…
- LLL Acronym for the left lower lobe (of the lung). The left lung has but two lobes. The other lobe is the left…
- Map, contig A map depicting the relative order of a linked library of small overlapping clones representing a complete…
- Tyrosinemia type II A metabolic genetic disease due to deficiency of the enzyme tyrosine transaminase. The disease is…
- Open fracture A fracture in which the bone is sticking through the skin. Also called a compound fracture. NTER> Note that…
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- Illusion A perception that occurs when a sensory stimulus is present but is incorrectly perceived and misinterpreted…
- Y-linked inheritance Inheritance of genes on the Y chromosome. Since only males normally have a Y chromosome, Y-linked genes can…