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Anlage
1. In biology, whatever precedes something else. 2. In embryology, a precursor or forerunner or a more mature structure. For example, the stomach anlage. 3. In psychoanalysis, a predisposition to a given trait or personality…
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Show more- Chlortetracycline The first drug of the tetracycline family, to be introduced (in 1948). For more information, see: Tetracycline
- Gram calorie (Calorie) The Danish bacteriologist J.M.C. Gram (1853-1938) devised a method of staining bacteria using a dye called…
- Disease, Alpers See: Alpers disease
- Isotope A form of a chemical element with the same atomic number as another element but having a different atomic…
- Respiratory therapy Exercises and treatments designed to help patients maintain and recover lung function, such as with cystic…
- Heroin Semisynthetic drug derived from morphine. Discovered in 1874, it was introduced commercially in 1898 by the…
- Presbyacousia See: Presbycusis
- Bronchitis Bronchitis: Inflammation and swelling of the bronchi. Bronchitis can be acute or chronic. Chronic bronchitis…
- Ligament, anterior cruciate See: Anterior cruciate ligament
- Menstrual irregularity The normal menstrual cycle is about four weeks long, and often follows the phases of the moon. Its length…
- IL-4 Interleukin-4
- Intravenous feeding Intravenous feeding: Feeding through a vein. Also called parenteral alimentation or parenteral nutrition