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Ductus, patent
Failure for the ductus arteriosus, an arterial shunt in fetal life, to close on schedule. Before birth, blood pumped from the heart through the pulmonary artery toward the lungs is shunted into the aorta. This arterial shunt is a short…
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- Cohort study A study in which a particular outcome, such as death from a heart attack, is compared in groups of people who…
- Fari Amini Amini, Fariborz
- Nipple discharge See: Breast discharge
- Cross-section In anatomy, a cross-section is a transverse cut through a structure or tissue. The opposite of a…
- Blastocystosis Infection with Blastocystis hominis, a common microscopic parasite found worldwide. Symptoms may include…
- Zolpidem Zolpidem: Brand name: Ambien. A sedative hypnotic drug in a class closely related the benzodiazepines…
- Arg Arginine. See also: Amino acid symbols
- Exonuclease An enzyme that cleaves nucleotide bases sequentially from the free ends of a nucleic acid (DNA or RNA)
- Mitotic Pertaining to mitosis.
- Bx Abbreviation for biopsy, the removal of a sample of tissue for examination or other study. Biopsies are most…
- Foramina The plural of foramen, a natural opening. As in the foramina of Luschka