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B. cepacia
See: Burkholderia cepacia
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- Cardiac conduction system The electrical conduction system that controls the heart rate. This system generates electrical impulses and…
- Genome, cow See: Bovine genome
- GJB2 A gene that provides instructions to make a protein called gap junction beta 2. Mutations in the GJB2 gene…
- Malignant melanoma See: Melanoma
- Trigger Something that either sets off a disease in people who are genetically predisposed to developing the disease…
- Nerve cell See: Neuron
- Facultative 1. In general, not obligatory but rather capable of adapting to different conditions. The opposite of…
- Dirofilaria immitis The dog heartworm
- Affect The emotional tone a person expresses. A person's affect may be appropriate or inappropriate to the…
- Toe sign An important neurologic examination based upon what the toes do when the sole of the foot is stimulated. If…