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Fatty acid
One of many molecules that are long chains of lipid-carboxylic acid found in fats and oils and in cell membranes as a component of phospholipids and glycolipids. (Carboxylic acid is an organic acid containing the functional group -COOH.)…
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- Tumescent liposuction The surgical suctioning of fat deposits from specific parts of the body, the most common being the abdomen…
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- Dermicidin A potent anti-infective agent that is a natural component of sweat. The first antimicrobial agent found that…
- Glutamine An amino acid, one of the 20 building blocks of protein. Glutamine is present in plant and animal proteins…
- Biallelic Pertaining to both alleles (both alternative forms of a gene). For example, biallelic mutations in the gene…
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- Female internal genitalia The internal genital structures of the female, comprising the ovaries, the Fallopian tubes, the uterus…