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Lethal gene, zygotic
A gene that is lethal (fatal) for the zygote, the cell formed by the union of a sperm (male sex cell) and an ovum (female sex cell). The zygote would normally develop into an embryo, as instructed by the genetic material within the unified…
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Show more- Occiput The back of the head. A direct borrowing of the Latin word for the part of the head opposite the front
- Care proxy, health A health care proxy is one form of advance medical directive. Advance medical directives pertain to treatment…
- Vestigial Adjective describing something that is a vestige (remnant) or a primitive structure, and no longer believed…
- CVC Commonly used abbreviation for a Central Venous Catheter, a catheter (tube) that is passed through a vein to…
- Plasmapheresis A procedure designed to deplete the body of blood plasma (the liquid part of the blood) without depleting the…
- AAAS Spoken of as the 'triple-AS', the American Association for the Advancement of Science is an organization…
- Axilla The cavity beneath the junction of the arm and the body, better known as the armpit. The word 'axilla' was…
- Blister, water See: Water blister
- Oogenesis The process of egg formation. The second 'o' in oogenesis is pronounced separately from the first…
- Annular pancreas An abnormal ring of pancreas that encircles the duodenum and often causes intestinal obstruction. Nausea and…
- Disease, subclinical An illness that stays below the surface of clinical detection. A subclinical disease has no recognizable…
- Cataract A clouding of the lens of the eye. The normally clear aspirin-sized lens of the eye starts to become cloudy…