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Seat belt
A belt used to hold an individual in their seat. Motor vehicle accidents are the leading cause of death for teenagers in the United States. Over 70% of those killed were not wearing seat belts. Seat belts can help reduce death and injury…
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Show more- JPS Juvenile polyposis syndrome. See: Juvenile polyposis
- Fear of being buried alive An abnormal and persistent fear of being buried alive is called taphephobia. A phobia is an unreasonable sort…
- Bos taurus genome See: Bovine genome
- Cyte A genetic term referring to the visual appearance of a chromosome when stained and examined under a…
- Syphilis test, RPR Rapid plasma reagin, a blood test for syphilis that looks for an antibody that is present in the bloodstream…
- Arcuate nucleus A collection of neurons (nerve cells) in the hypothalamus of the brain. Some arcuate neurons contain dopamine…
- Femicide The killing of women. For example, AIDS in Africa has been termed 'mass femicide.' Femicide is in contrast to…
- Mast cell A connective tissue cell whose normal function is unknown but which is frequently injured in allergic…
- Sinuous Curving in and out; in a serpentine, wavy form; winding. From the Latin noun 'sinus,' which means 'curve…
- National Institute of Environmental Health Science EHS): A part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in the United States. NIEHS states that its mission…
- Neanderthal An extinct subspecies of Homo sapiens who lived in Europe and the area around the Mediterranean from 100,000…
- Childhood ataxia with CNS hypomyelinization Ataxia with central nervous system hypomyelinization: An inherited brain disease that occurs mainly in…