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Folate
Folic acid, one of the B vitamins that is a key factor in the synthesis (the making) of nucleic acid (DNA and RNA). A deficiency of folic acid after birth causes a kind of anemia, namely, megaloblastic anemia in which there is a paucity of…
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Show more- Chlorobenzylidenemalononitrile A riot control agent or 'tear gas.' See: Riot control agent poisoning
- Face, masklike A surgical procedure designed to make the face appear younger by pulling loose facial skin taut. With age or…
- Gerstmann-Straussler disease See: Gerstmann-Sträussler-Scheinker syndrome
- Amsler grid While conducting an eye examination, the eye care professional may ask the patient to look at an Amsler grid…
- Acid, pantothenic Pantothenic acid is vitamin B5, one of the less well known B vitamins, perhaps because it is widely…
- Pelvis The lower part of the abdomen located between the hip bones
- HMS1 Homosexuality 1. An alleged gene for human male homosexuality. See: Gay gene
- Bone marrow biopsy The removal of a sample of bone marrow and a small amount of bone (usually from the hip) through a large…
- Transfer RNA (tRNA) A class of RNA that has triplet nucleotide sequence complementary to the triplet nucleotide coding sequences…
- Cataplasm A poultice or plaster. A soft moist mass, often warm and medicated, that is spread over the skin to treat an…
- Vernix caseosa A white cheesy substance that covers and protects the skin of the fetus and is still all over the skin of a…
- Variola The old practice of inoculating someone with the virus of smallpox to produce immunity to the disease. Lady…