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Human cloning
Human cloning for the purposes of creating a human being. Also called human reproductive cloning. The physician and essayist Lewis Thomas commented: 'The cloning of human beings is on most of the lists of things to worry about from…
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- Clostridium perfringens A type of bacteria that is the most common agent of gas gangrene and can also cause food poisoning as well as…
- Chondrosarcoma A malignant tumor that forms in cartilage cells (chondroplasts) and that produces cartilage matrix…
- Multidetector CT See: Multidetector computed tomography
- Lysis Destruction. Hemolysis is the destruction of red blood cells with the release of hemoglobin; bacteriolysis is…
- Reflex A reaction that is involuntary. The corneal reflex is the blink that occurs with irritation of the eye. The…
- Quintan fever Fever: Quintan means recurring every 5 days, the characteristic duration of trench fever. Quintan or trench…
- Congenital osseus-torticollis syndrome See: Klippel-Feil sequence
- Homologies Similarities in DNA or protein sequences between individuals or between species
- Lamin A Abbreviated LMNA. A gene on chromosome 1 that encodes a protein which is a key component of the membrane…
- Erythrasma A chronic superficial slowly spreading skin infection, especially in the folds of the body and webs between…
- Hypertonia Increased tightness of muscle tone. Untreated hypertonia can lead to loss of function and deformity…