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Gly
Glycine. See also: Amino acid symbols
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- Zygoma The part of the temporal bone of the skull that forms the prominence of the cheek. The zygoma is also known…
- Choanal Pertaining to the choana, the passageway from the back of one side of the nose to the throat. The choana is…
- Brainstem auditory evoked potentials See: ABR test
- DX Medical abbreviation for diagnosis. See: dx
- Mast syndrome An autosomal recessive form of hereditary spastic paraplegia with dementia first described in the Old Order…
- Pseudoparalysis, spastic Better known as Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD). A dementing disease of the brain. CJD is believed to be due…
- Erythrocyte A cell that contains hemoglobin and can carry oxygen to the body. Also called a red blood cell (RBC). The…
- Vaccine, rubella A vaccine designed to prevent rubella, or German measles. German measles was once seen merely as a child's…
- Phantom limb syndrome The perception of sensations, usually including pain, in an arm or leg after the limb has been amputated. The…
- Rhinitis, vasomotor Inflammation of the nose (rhinitis) due to abnormal neuronal (nerve) control of the blood vessels in the…
- Disorder, autoimmune See Autoimmune disease