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Show more- Mutation, hereditary Mutation, hereditary: A heritable change in the DNA of a gene or chromosome in a cell destined to become an…
- Pollex The thumb. Pollex is derived from the Latin pollere, to be strong, because in a contest of strength the thumb…
- Cholangitis Inflammation of the bile duct. From cholangi-, pertaining to a bile duct + -itis, inflammation. See also…
- Two-animal rule A rule instituted by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the licensing of agents directed against…
- Nuclear family The family group consisting of the father, mother, and their children, as distinct from the extended family
- Complete blood count Complete blood count: A set values of the cellular (formed elements) of blood. These measurements are…
- LOD score In genetics, a statistical estimate of whether two loci (the sites of genes) are likely to lie near each…
- Colitis, Crohn's Crohn's disease affecting only the large intestine (colon). Crohn's disease is a chronic inflammatory…
- Epi- A fold of skin that comes down across the inner angle (canthus) of the eye. The epicanthal fold is more…
- Oryzomys palustris See: Rice rat
- Specificity 1. The quality of being specific as, for example, she showed the use of specificity in her diagnosis. 2. The…
- Mitral prolapse Drooping down or abnormal bulging of the mitral valve cusps during the contraction of the heart.