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Erosion
An erosion is an eating away of a surface. ('Erodere' in Latin means to eat out.) For example, a skin erosion is a loss of part or all of the epidermis (the outer layer) leaving a denuded surface. For another example, tooth erosion is a…
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- Randomize To use chance alone to assign or arrange. For example, the investigators may randomize the participants in a…
- Gingivitis, fusospirochetal This is trench mouth, a progressive painful infection with ulceration, swelling and sloughing off of dead…
- BMRs (biological response modifiers) Substances that stimulate the body's response to infection and disease. The body naturally produces small…
- Blot, Northern A technique in molecular biology, used mainly to separate and identify pieces of RNA. Called a Northern blot…
- H. flu genome The total genetic complement of the bacterium Haemophilus influenzae (H. flu). This bacterial genome was the…
- Shoulder pain Pain in the shoulder due to an injury or disease. The design of the shoulder joint is such that it sacrifices…
- Infant protein requirements Proteins contain different amino acids that are linked together. Proteins provide both calories and the amino…
- Caspase 3 An enzyme that plays a key role in programmed cell death, or apoptosis. Caspase 3 has been called the…
- Familial juvenile nephronophthisis (FJN) A childhood genetic kidney disease in which there is progressive symmetrical destruction of the kidneys…
- Lightning injuries A sensation of flashing lights is created when the vitreous (the clear, jelly-like substance that fills the…