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Choanal stenosis
Abnormal narrowing of the choana, the passageway from the back of one side of the nose to the throat. The choana is shaped like an inverted funnel which opens into the upper throat. There are two choanae. The choanae must be open to permit…
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- Random mating Totally haphazard mating with no regard to the genetic makeup (genotype) of the mate so that any sperm has an…
- AAD American Association of Dermatology, one of many important professional societies in the health arena. The…
- Zygote The cell formed by the union of a male sex cell (a sperm) and a female sex cell (an ovum). The zygote…
- Tuberculosis treatment Treatment of tuberculosis (TB), depends upon the status of the infection and differs for dormant and active…
- M. marinum Mycobacterium marinum
- Saphenous vein, small The smaller of the two saphenous veins, the principal veins that run up the leg superficially (near the…
- Fluorosis A much-used anticancer drug that belongs to the family of drugs called antimetabolites. Full name…
- Enoxaparin Enoxaparin: A low-molecular-weight version of heparin which acts like heparin as an anticoagulant…
- Memory B cells Secondary immune-system components that have an affinity for a particular antigen. Like other B cells, memory…