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- Corpus luteum cyst This type of functional ovarian cyst occurs after an egg has been released from a follicle. After this…
- Xenoantigen An antigen that is found in more than one species. An antigen is something that is capable of inducing an…
- Athymic mouse A laboratory mouse lacking a thymus gland. Athymic mice have no T cells and useful in research because they…
- Zoophilia A sexual disorder involving an erotic attraction to animals or an abnormal desire to have sexual contact with…
- Spectrophobia An abnormal and persistent fear of ghosts. Sufferers of spectrophobia experience undue anxiety even though…
- Pauling See: Pauling, Linus
- Stain, Gram The Danish bacteriologist J.M.C. Gram (1853- 1938) devised a method of staining bacteria using a dye called…
- Clinical psychology A professional specialty concerned with diagnosing and treating diseases of the brain, emotional disturbance…
- Hirudin An anticoagulant ('bloodthinner'). Hirudin is the active principle in the salivary secretion of leeches. The…
- JC virus (JCV) A virus that commonly causes infections of no consequence in children with a normal immune system but…