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Exon
The region of a gene that contains the code for producing protein. Each exon codes for a specific portion of the complete protein. Exons are separated by introns, long regions of DNA that have no apparent function. Exons are also called…
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- Crohn ileitis Inflammation of the ileum (the farthest segment of the small intestine) due to Crohn disease. Crohn disease…
- Obstetrical forceps An instrument with two blades and a handle designed to aid in the vaginal delivery of a baby. Forceps may be…
- Thermometer A device used to measure the temperature of gaseous, liquid or solid matter or of a chemical reaction such as…
- Massage therapist A person who practices therapeutic massage. In many US states, massage therapists can be licensed after…
- Focal dystonia due to blepharospasm The involuntary forcible closure of the eyelid due to spasms. The first symptoms may be uncontrollable…
- Fever, breakbone An acute mosquito-borne viral illness of sudden onset that usually follows a benign course with headache…
- Murine typhus An acute infectious disease with fever, headache, and rash, all quite similar to, but milder than, epidemic…
- Immunity, innate See: Innate immunity
- Age of father See: Paternal age
- Obstetrician A physician who delivers babies and is in the practice of obstetrics, the art and science of managing…
- Heroin Semisynthetic drug derived from morphine. Discovered in 1874, it was introduced commercially in 1898 by the…