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Warburg apparatus
A device used in biochemistry for measuring breathing (respiration) by tissues. Tissue slices are enclosed in a chamber in which the temperature and pressure are monitored, and the amount of gas produced or consumed by the tissue is…
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Show more- Vaccine, Sabin The oral polio vaccine (OPV) developed by the Polish-born American microbiologist Albert B. Sabin (1906-93)
- DNA (figurative) The essence or master blueprint of something. Since DNA became widely known to be the genetic material of…
- Cramps, menstrual See: Menstrual cramps
- C1-C7 (cervical vertebrae) C1 through C7 are the symbols for the cervical (neck) vertebrae, the upper 7 vertebrae in the spinal column…
- Fever, scarlet Also called scarlatina, a disease caused by infection with group A streptococcal bacteria that occurs in a…
- Depression, dysthymia A type of depression involving long-term, chronic symptoms that are not disabling, but keep a person from…
- Ankle twist See: Ankle sprain
- Upper GI series Upper GI series: A series of x-rays of the esophagus, stomach, and small intestine (upper gastrointestinal…
- FBLN3 The gene encoding the protein known as fibulin 3. See: Fibulin 3
- Signal transduction A basic process in molecular cell biology involving the conversion of a signal from outside the cell to a…
- Immunization, Haemophilus influenzae type B (HIB) Immunization designed to prevent diseases caused by Haemophilus influenzae type B (HIB), a bacteria…
- Acute Of abrupt onset, in reference to a disease. Acute often also connotes an illness that is of short duration…