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Centigrade
Thermometer scale in which the freezing point of water is 0°C and the boiling point of water at sea level is 100°C. The Centigrade scale is used around most of the world to indicate the temperature on a thermometer while the Fahrenheit…
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Show more- CLA 1. Conjugated linoleic acid.2. Cervical lymphadenopathy (swollen lymph nodes in the neck).3. Congenital…
- Syndrome, ichthyosis-keratitis-deafness See Keratitis-ichthyosis-deafness syndrome
- Facultative heterochromatin Chromosome material that can be either heterochromatin or euchromatin. The inactive X chromosome is made up…
- AST 1. Aspartate aminotransferase, an enzyme normally present in liver and heart cells. AST is released into…
- Inappropriate ADH secretion A syndrome of inappropriate secretion of antidiuretic hormone (ADH) which results in the inability to put out…
- Iliac horns Symmetrical bilateral central posterior iliac processes. In other words, horn-like malformations of the crest…
- DSCR See: Down syndrome critical region
- Echopraxia The involuntary imitation of the movements of another person. Echopraxia is a feature of schizophrenia…
- Agita Heartburn, acid indigestion, an upset stomach or, by extension, a general feeling of upset. The word is…
- Vaccinia adverse reaction See Smallpox vaccination adverse reaction
- Bone, thigh The thigh bone in anatomy is called the 'femur.' Whichever term -- thigh bone or femur -- you care to use, it…
- BDD Body dysmorphic disorder