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Human Genome Organisation
The international organization of scientists involved in the Human Genome Project, the global initiative to map and sequence the human genome. The Human Genome Organisation (HUGO) was established in 1989 by a group of the world's leading…
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- Ventricular assist device A mechanical pump that takes over the function of the damaged ventricle of the heart and restores normal…
- STI Abbreviation for: 1. Sexually transmitted infection. 2. Soft tissue infection. 3. Systolic time interval
- Sitosterolemia A genetic disease involving lipids (fats) in which there is excessive intestinal absorption of dietary…
- Gland, sudoriferous The sudoriferous (sweat) glands are small tubular structures situated within and under the skin (in the…
- Vaginitis, atrophic Thinning of the lining (the endothelium) of the vagina due to decreased production of estrogen. This may…
- Pavlov conditioning The Russian physiologist Ivan Petrovich Pavlov (1848-1936) conditioned dogs to respond in what proved to be a…
- Homeopathic medicine See: Homeopathy
- Helminthology, medical See: Medical helminthology
- Nerve, tenth cranial The tenth cranial nerve, and one of the most important, is the vagus nerve. All twelve of the cranial nerves…
- Cerebrovascular Pertaining to the blood vessels and, especially, the arteries that supply the brain. As in cerebrovascular…
- Pneumonectomy An operation to remove an entire lung or part of a lung