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Quotient
The result of mathematical division. The I.Q. (Intelligence Quotient) is arrived at by dividing the person's mental age (as determined on the Binet test) by the person's chronologic age and multiplying by 100. So if a child scores at the…
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Show more- Silencing, gene A mechanism by which cells shut down large sections of chromosomal DNA. Gene silencing is done by…
- Receptor, chemokine Receptor, chemokine: A molecule that receives a chemokine and a chemokine dock. A chemokine is a protein that…
- Dirofilaria immitis The dog heartworm
- Tubercular See: Tuberculous
- Lactation The process of milk production. Human milk is secreted by the mammary glands, which are located within the…
- Temporal-lobe epilepsy Epilepsy that is characterized by abnormal electrical activity in the temporal lobe of the brain. This…
- Disk, intervertebral See: Intervertebral disk
- Genome, dog See: Dog genome
- Stricture An abnormal narrowing of a body passage, especially a tube or a canal. The stricture may be due, for example…
- Cyst, thyrolingual See: Thyroglossal cyst
- Intestinal gas Intestinal gas: The complaint referred to as 'intestinal gas' is a common one and the discomfort can be quite…
- Vesicatory A substance that causes tissue blistering. Also referred to as a vesicant