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Microtubule motor
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- Decompression 1. In general, the removal of pressure.2. In surgery, a procedure to remove pressure on a structure, as in…
- Sore, canker Sore, canker: A small ulcer crater in the lining of the mouth that is often painful and very sensitive. Also…
- Vestibule In medicine and dentistry, a vestibule is a space or cavity at the entrance to a canal, channel, tube…
- NEI Stands for National Eye Institute, one of the US National Institutes of Health. NEI's mission is to 'conduct…
- Xerophagia A dry diet. Literally, dry eating. From the Greek 'xeros' meaning 'dry' + 'phago' meaning 'to eat.
- Scarlatina Also called scarlet fever, a disease caused by infection with group A streptococcal bacteria that occurs in a…
- Anal atresia Congenital absence of an opening at the bottom end of the intestinal tract. Also called imperforate anus…
- Dyad The word 'dyad' comes from the Greek 'dyas' meaning the number two. In psychology, a dyad refers to a pair of…