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Intrinsic
1. An essential or inherent part of a something such as a structure.2. Coming from within, from the inside. Proteins have intrinsic signals that govern their transport and localization in the cell. From the Latin intrinsecus meaning…
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Show more- Base, pressor A pressor base is a substance chemically classified as a base (or amine) that is capable of raising the blood…
- Indication 1. In medicine, a condition which makes a particular treatment or procedure advisable. CML (chronic myeloid…
- Enuresis Involuntary urination, which may be caused by a variety of factors. These include disorders of the kidneys…
- Y chromosome sex-determining region See: Y sex-determining region
- Premature systole See: Extrasystole
- Paralysis, sleep Sleep: A frightening form of paralysis that occurs when a person suddenly finds himself or herself unable to…
- Cranial nerve, eleventh The eleventh cranial nerve is the accessory nerve. The twelve cranial nerves, the accessory nerve included…
- Nerve, twelfth cranial See: Twelfth cranial nerve
- HEV Hepatitis E virus
- Rate, neonatal mortality The number of children dying under 28 days of age divided by the number of live births that year. The…
- Magnetic resonance elastography An imaging technique used to measure the elasticity of tissue by gently shaking the tissue in a magnetic…
- Sting, insect Stings from large stinging insects such as yellow jackets, bees, hornets and wasps can trigger allergic…