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Epilation
Removal of body hair, including the hair root, by means of electrical device, tweezer, or wax. Epilation may be performed by a dermatologist, but is more commonly done for cosmetic purposes by a facial technologist or esthetician. After…
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Show more- Encephalitis, flavivirus See: Flavivirus encephalitis
- Compound heterozygote The presence of two different mutant alleles at a particular gene locus, one on each chromosome of a pair…
- Palatine bone A bone behind the maxilla which enters into the formation of the hard palate (hence, the name 'palatine')…
- Focal dystonia due to blepharospasm The involuntary forcible closure of the eyelid due to spasms. The first symptoms may be uncontrollable…
- Myopathy Any and all disease of muscle. Or any type of damage to muscle. There are many different kinds of myopathies…
- Yeast artificial chromosome (YAC) A vector (carrier) created and used in the laboratory to clone pieces of DNA. A YAC is constructed from the…
- Medication, antiprotozoal Something that destroys protozoa or inhibits their growth and ability to reproduce. A few of the protozoa of…
- Arteriosclerosis Hardening and thickening of the walls of the arteries. Arteriosclerosis can occur because of fatty deposits…
- Loss-of-function mutation A mutation that results in reduced or abolished protein function. Gain-of-function mutations,which are much…
- ARB Angiotensin II receptor blocker
- Luetic 1. Relating to syphilis, caused by it, or suffering from it.2. A person with syphilis. From lues, an old name…
- Smell See Olfaction