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RNA virus, positive-strand
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- Asn Asparagine. See also: Amino acid symbols
- Guillain-Barre syndrome See: Guillain-Barré syndrome.
- Perinatologist An obstetrical subspecialist concerned with the care of the mother and fetus at higher-than-normal risk for…
- Thalassemia minor Also called thalassemia trait, thalassemia minor is the carrier state for beta thalassemia. People who are…
- Craniopagus Conjoined twins whose heads are fused together. From cranio-, relating to the cranium + the Greek pagos…
- Mead See: Mead, Margaret
- Cancer, cervical See: Cervical cancer
- Gingivitis, ulcerative This is trench mouth, a progressive painful infection with ulceration, swelling and sloughing off of dead…
- Folding motif An independent folding unit, or particular structure, that recurs in many molecules
- Rx A medical prescription. The symbol 'Rx' is usually said to stand for the Latin word 'recipe' meaning 'to…