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Bone morphogenic protein 2
A protein that induces the formation of bone and cartilage. Bone morphogenic protein 2 (which is symbolized BMP2) belongs to a superfamily called transforming growth factor beta (TGF-beta). The gene for BMP2 is on chromosome 20 in band…
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- Da Vinci, Leonardo The father of anatomic art. The architect, scientist, engineer, inventor, poet, sculptor and painter…
- Totipotent Having unlimited capability. A totipotent cell has the capacity to form an entire organism. Human development…
- Urethral sphincter >Internal sphincter: Part of the muscular bladder wall acts as the internal urethral sphincter and prevents…
- Captioning The text display of spoken words, presented on a movie screen or a television (or another type of monitor)…
- Auditory prosthesis A device that enhances the ability to hear or substitutes for it. More commonly called a hearing aid. See…
- Specificity, analytic See: Analytic specificity
- Peripheral neuropathy Peripheral neuropathy: A problem with the functioning of the nerves outside the spinal cord. Symptoms may…
- Trimester The nine months of pregnancy is traditionally divided into three trimesters: distinct periods of roughly…
- Hepatobiliary Having to do with the liver plus the gallbladder, bile ducts, or bile. For example, MRI (magnetic resonance…
- Agranulocytosis, infantile genetic Children born with this condition lack neutrophils (a type of white blood cell that is important in fighting…
- Barotrauma, sinus See: Sinus barotrauma