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Cain, mark of
The mark that God set upon Cain, the eldest son of Adam. According to the Book of Genesis in the Bible, God rejected Cain's grain offering while accepting the animal offering of his brother Abel. Out of jealousy, Cain murdered his brother…
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- Anemia, aplastic See: Aplastic anemia
- Dental pain (toothache) The most common cause of a toothache is a dental cavity. The second most common is gum disease. Toothache can…
- Gooseflesh A temporary local change in the skin when it becomes rougher due to erection of little muscles, as from cold…
- Sequence tagged site (STS) A short (200 to 500 base pair) DNA sequence that occurs but once in the genome and whose location and base…
- Leukemia, acute nonlymphocytic Leukemia, acute nonlymphocytic: Abbreviated ANLL. More commonly called acute myeloid leukemia (AML). A…
- Thrombectomy Procedure to remove a clot (a thrombus)
- Epidermal growth factor receptor EGFR
- Domain In molecular biology, a discrete portion of a protein with its own function. The combination of domains in a…
- Allopathic medicine The system of medical practice which treats disease by the use of remedies which produce effects different…
- Exclamation point hair Exclamation point hair is a key diagnostic finding in a disorder called alopecia areata. Alopecia areata is…