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- Cone snail A fishing-eating snail (Conidae) that inhabits tropical coral reefs and produces toxins that immobilize their…
- Cholesteryl ester transfer protein See: Cholesterol ester transfer protein
- Acne Our Acne Main Article provides a comprehensive look at the who, what, when and how of Acne Acne: Localized…
- Akinetic Without movement (or without much movement). A term used in neurology to denote the absence (or poverty) of…
- Longitudinal study A study done over the passage of time. For example, a longitudinal study of children with Down syndrome…
- Pregnancy, mask of Pigmentation of the cheeks of the face (malar area) that occurs in about half of women during pregnancy. The…
- Triphalangeal Having three phalanges in a digit normally composed of only two
- Coccydynia Coccydynia: Pain in the coccyx (the tailbone). The coccyx is the small bone at the bottom of the spine very…
- Leu Leucine. See also: Amino acid symbols
- ELA2 The gene encoding the enzyme elastase 2 (neutrophilic elastase). Mutations in ELA2 cause cyclic…