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Specificity, analytic
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- Metatarsus The part of the foot that lies just beyond the tarsus, between the tarsus and the toes. The skeleton of the…
- Rhinitis Acute Inflammation of the nose that occurs for only a few days. Typically this is caused by a virus ('a cold'); if…
- Inheritance, holandric Inheritance of genes on the Y chromosome. Since only males normally have a Y chromosome, Y-linked genes can…
- Laryngectomy, total A surgical procedure in which the whole voice box is removed, and the stoma opening into the larynx is…