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Mouse genome
All of the genetic information contained in the laboratory mouse (Mus musculus). The genomes of particular nonhuman organisms such as the mouse have been studied for a number of reasons including the need to improve sequencing and analysis…
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- Occipital 1. Pertaining to the occiput, the back of head. 2. Located near the occipital bone as, for example, the…
- Anger An emotional state that may range in intensity from mild irritation to intense fury and rage. Anger has…
- Excrescence An oral antiestrogen. Exemestane inhibits the enzyme aromatase in the adrenal glands that produces the…
- Tendon The tissue by which a muscle attaches to bone. A tendon is somewhat flexible, but fibrous and tough. When a…
- Disordered thinking A failure to be able to 'think straight.' Thoughts may come and go rapidly. The person may not be able to…
- Accessibility of services The ability to get medical care and services when needed
- Doula 1. A non-medical assistant in childbirth. A doula is not the father but is usually a woman who is experienced…
- Gait A manner of walking. Observation of the gait can provide clues to a number of diagnoses including Parkinson…
- Meningitis, neoplastic A condition due to cancer that has spread from the original (primary) tumor to the meninges, the tissue…
- Tumor, desmoid See: Desmoid tumor
- Baker's yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae