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Watson, James
American biologist (1928-) who, with Francis Crick and Maurice Wilkins, shared the 1962 Nobel prize in Medicine and Physiology, 'for their discoveries concerning the molecular structure of nucleic acids and its significance for information…
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- Cardiovascular system The circulatory system which comprises the heart and blood vessels. The system carries nutrients and oxygen…
- Dacryocystorhinostomy The surgical creation of a passage between the lacrimal sac (tear sac) and the nasal cavity to permit the…
- Barrett esophagus See: Barrett's esophagus
- Vaccination, measles See Immunization, MMR.
- Cholesterol Cholesterol: The most common type of steroid in the body, cholesterol has gotten something of a bad name…
- MGy Abbreviation for milligray
- Primary amebic meningoencephalitis A rare, but fatal infection of the central nervous system caused by Naegleria fowleri, an ameba that inhabits…
- Anorexic 1. Pertaining to anorexia, lack of appetite.2. A drug or other agent that causes anorexia and so diminishes…
- Metatarsals Five cylindrical bones extending from the heel (the tarsus) to the toes. The metatarsals are numbered from…
- Seizure, petit mal See: Petit mal
- GOLD The Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD), a collaborative project of the US National…