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Mortality rate
A death rate. There are a number of different types of mortality rates as, for examples, the following: > >The fetal mortality rate: The ratio of fetal deaths to the sum of the births (the live births + the fetal deaths) in that year. >The…
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Show more- Hypnic 1. Inducing sleep. 2. Pertaining to sleep. A hypnic jerk is a sleep start or jerk. From the Greek hypnikos…
- Protein ZIP code An informal name for a molecular cell biology system of signals or 'address tags' that guide the movement of…
- Syndrome, acute respiratory distress Better known as ARDS. See: ARDS
- Vena cava, inferior A large vein that receives blood from the lower extremities, pelvis and abdomen and empties it into the right…
- Glomerular Pertaining to the glomerulus, a tiny structure in the kidney that filters the blood to form urine
- Pharynx The hollow tube about 5 inches long that starts behind the nose and ends at the top of the trachea (windpipe)…
- EGFR Epidermal growth factor receptor. A protein found on the surface of cells to which epidermal growth factor…
- FFI Fatal familial insomnia
- Vitamin B12 A vitamin important for the normal formation of red blood cells and the health of the nerve tissues…
- EPT Estrogen/progestin therapy
- Ejaculation Ejection of sperm and seminal fluid
- Wart, genital A wart that is confined primarily to the moist skin of the genitals. These warts are due to viruses belonging…