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DOB
Abbreviation standing for the date of birth. As examples, 'DOB: 10/12/97' in the U.S. indicates the date of birth is October 12, 1997 whereas 'DOB: 10/12/97' in Great Britain indicates the date of birth is 10 December 1997.
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- GBS Group B strep (or George Bernard Shaw). See also Group B streptococcus infection
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- Spots, Brushfield's Speckled iris. Little white spots that slightly elevated on the surface of the iris and are arranged in a…
- Ankylose To undergo ankylosis (stiffening or fusion of a joint)
- E2F transcription factor 3 See: E2F3
- Rejection In transplantation biology, the refusal by the body to accept transplanted cells, tissues or organs. For…
- Syndrome, Menkes See: Menkes syndrome
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- C. elegans Caenorhabditis elegans, a roundworm
- Thyroid cancer Thyroid cancer: Cancer of the gland in front of the neck that normally produces thyroid hormone which is…