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Flatulent
Pertaining to flatulence, the generation of excess gas in the intestinal tract. From the Latin flastus, meaning blowing, as a breeze or snort
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- Test, PSA See: PSA
- Journal, medical, first American The first U.S. medical journal, the Medical Repository was founded in 1797 and published quarterly until…
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- SiRNA Abbreviation for small inhibitory RNA, a short sequence of RNA which can be used to silence gene expression
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- ER 1. Emergency room. 2. Endoplasmic reticulum. 3. Estrogen receptor. 4. Extended release.
- RMSF Rocky Mountain spotted fever.