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Pertussis
Pertussis: Whooping cough, a communicable, potentially deadly illness characterized by fits of coughing followed by a noisy, 'whooping' indrawn breath. It is caused by the bacteria Bordetella pertussis. The illness is most likely to affect…
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Show more- NSE (neuron-specific enolase) Neuron-specific enolase (NSE) is a substance that has been detected in patients with certain tumors, namely…
- Tablespoon An old-fashioned but convenient household measure of capacity. A tablespoon holds about 3 teaspoons, each…
- Nerve, third cranial The third cranial nerve is the oculomotor nerve. The cranial nerves emerge from or enter the skull (the…
- Gestation Period of time from conception to birth
- Cystatin 3 See: Cystatin C
- Senile 1. Pertaining to old age. 2. Pertaining to the physical decline associated with old age. 3. Pertaining to the…
- Juxtapyloric The prefix 'juxta-' comes from the Latin preposition meaning near, nearby, close. Juxtapyloric thus means…
- Caenorhabditis elegans genome See: C. elegans genome
- Antisense In molecular biology, the strand complementary to a coding sequence of a nucleic acid. Antisense DNA is the…
- Double helix The structure of DNA with the two strands of DNA spiraling about one other. The double helix looks something…
- Typist's cramp A dystonia that affects the muscles of the hand and sometimes the forearm and only occurs during handwriting…
- Perineal prostatectomy An operation to remove the prostate gland through an incision made between the scrotum and the anus. NTER>