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Allograft
The transplant of an organ or tissue from one individual to another of the same species with a different genotype. A transplant from one person to another, but not an identical twin, is an allograft. Allografts account for many human…
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- Catechol-O-methyltransferase COMT. An enzyme that catalyzes the degradation of catecholamines, including the neurotransmitters dopamine…
- Apgar Abbreviation for the Apgar score, a practical method of evaluating the physical condition of a newborn infant…
- Explicit memory Memory in which there is a need for conscious recollection in order to recall something. By contrast, in…
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- Surgeon A physician who treats disease, injury, or deformity by operative or manual methods. A medical doctor…
- Bariatric physician A physician practicing bariatrics, the field of medicine concerned with weight loss. Also called a…
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- Brain ventricle >Lateral ventricles: The lateral ventricles are in the cerebral hemispheres. Each lateral ventricle consists…