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Knockout mouse
A mouse missing a single gene (that has been knocked out). Knockout mice are used in biomedical research
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Show more- Rhinitis Irritation of the nose. Derived from the Greek word rhinos meaning of the nose
- Blunted affect See: Flat affect
- Respiratory insufficiency The condition in which the lungs cannot take in sufficient oxygen or expell sufficient carbon dioxide to meet…
- Dermatitis, stasis A skin irritation on the lower legs, generally related to circulatory problems. Stasis refers to a stoppage…
- Surgery, off-pump See: Off-pump surgery
- Infection, roundworm Infection from a type of parasitic worm that hatches in the intestines and lives there. The eggs of the…
- Pelvis The lower part of the abdomen located between the hip bones
- Radial >Pertaining to the radius, the smaller bone in the forearm. The radial artery is so named because of its…
- Antibacterial Anything that destroys bacteria or suppresses their growth or their ability to reproduce. Heat, chemicals…
- Laynx, pneumatic See: Pneumatic larynx
- Sydenham's chorea See: Sydenham chorea
- Anvil The incus