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Genesis
A suffix referring to the beginning, development, or production of something. For example, gametogenesis is the development and production of the male and female germ cells (the gametes) required to form a new individual. Osteogenesis is…
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Show more- Programmed cell death A term often used interchangeably with apoptosis. See: Apoptosis
- Male genitalia The genital organs of the male. These are usually separated by convention into the external and internal…
- Strabismus surgery Surgery for strabismus, a condition in which the visual axes of the eyes are not parallel and the eyes appear…
- Homologous The relationship between two chromosomes that are paired and so are homologs of each other.
- LMP Abbreviation for 'last menstrual period.' By convention, pregnancies are dated in weeks starting from the…
- Otology The study and medical care of the ear
- Fistula, anal See: Anal fistula
- Launois-Bensaude syndrome A disorder characterized by painless symmetrical diffuse deposits of fat beneath the skin of the neck, upper…
- Adenoid cystic carcinoma A type of cancer that most often develops in the salivary glands of the head and neck. It may arise in other…
- Genome Research Institute, National Human RI): One of the newest of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), NHGRI's mission in formal terms is to…
- Syncope, vasovagal See: Vasovagal syncope
- Fever, epidemic hemorrhagic A number of diseases characterized by an abrupt onset of high fever and chills, headache, cold and cough, and…