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Aflatoxin
A toxin produced by mold that can damage the liver and may lead to liver cancer. Aflatoxins cause cancer in some animals. The fungi that produce aflatoxin grow on crops such as peanuts (especially) and wheat, corn, beans and rice…
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Show more- Inbreeding, coefficient of A measure of how close two people are genetically to each another. The coefficient of inbreeding, symbolized…
- Radiculopathy, lumbar See Lumbar radiculopathy
- Gray's Anatomy A book entitled 'Anatomy Descriptive and Surgical' by Henry Gray appeared in 1858. Little could Dr. Gray have…
- Bacteriocidal The science and study of bacteria and their relation to medicine and to other areas such as agriculture…
- Rectus Usually refers to the rectus abdominis, a large muscle in the front of the abdomen that assists in the…
- Heel bone Formally called the calcaneus. A more or less rectangular bone at the back of the foot. The words 'calcaneus'…
- Collagenopathy Any one of a group of disorders that affect connective tissue, the tissue that supports the body's joints and…
- Skin graft, allogeneic A skin graft transplanted between people who are not genetically identical. Also called an allograft. An…
- CHAMPUS The Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services (in the United States). CHAMPUS is a…
- Mitochondrial Referring to mitochondria. The mitochondria are normal structures called organelles in cells. They are…
- Duane and radial ray anomaly with deafness See: Okihiro syndrome
- Orthologous gene 1. A term coined by the chemist Linus Pauling who defined it as "the preservation of good health and the…