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Cotton rat
A rodent capable of carrying the types of hantavirus that cause HPS (hantavirus pulmonary syndrome) in the US. The cotton rate is found in the southeastern US and Central and South America. Its head and body measure about 5 to 7 inches…
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Show more- Thr Threonine. See also: Amino acid symbols
- Amnesia, antegrade See: Antegrade amnesia
- Erb's palsy See: Erb palsy
- Heterosexual A person sexually attracted to persons of the opposite sex. Or a person who has sexual relations with the…
- Foodborne disease A disease caused by consuming contaminated food or drink. Myriad microbes and toxic substances can…
- Longitudinal The word come from the Latin longitudo meaning length. Hence, longitudinal means along the length, running…
- Ligament, lateral collateral knee The knee joint is surrounded by a joint capsule with ligaments strapping the inside and outside of the joint…
- Menkes syndrome A genetic disorder, also known as kinky hair syndrome, in which the hair is fragile and twisted ('kinky') and…
- Nephrolithotripsy, percutaneous (PNL) A technique for removing large and/or dense stones and staghorn stones. PNL is done via a port created by…
- CMG2 Capillary morphogenesis gene 2, a transmembrane protein that is induced during capillary morphogenesis (the…
- Tarantismo See: Tarantism.
- Megabase Unit of length for DNA fragments that is equal to 1 million nucleotides. A megabase (Mb) is roughly equal to…