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Gonad, indifferent
In embryonic life, the gonad in males and females is initially identical. This gonad is said to be 'indifferent' before it differentiates into a definitive testis or ovary. An indifferent gonad becomes a testis if the embryo has a Y…
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- Binocular 1. With both eyes, as in binocular vision.2. With two eyepieces, as in a binocular microscope
- Clinical aspirin resistance The inability of aspirin to protect a person from cardiovascular events such as heart attacks and strokes
- MCHC Abbreviation for mean cell hemoglobin concentration, which is the average concentration of hemoglobin in a…
- Cholecystitis Inflammation of the gallbladder, a complication of gallstones which are formed by cholesterol and pigment…
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- Operation Although there are many meanings to the word 'operation', in medicine it refers to a surgical procedure. To…
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- Dol A unit of measurement of pain. The term dol was invented by James Hardy and his research colleagues Herbert…