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Show more- UGA A triplet consisting of uracil,guanine, adenine, in that order, that acts as a stop codon in messenger RNA…
- Flexion The process of bending or the state of being bent. Flexion of the fingers results in a clenched fist.
- Anxiety Anxiety: A feeling of apprehension and fear characterized by physical symptoms such as palpitations…
- Absolute neutrophil count The real number of white blood cells (WBCs) that are neutrophils. The absolute neutrophil count is commonly…
- Genome, chromosomal All of the genetic information in the chromosomes of an organism. For humans, that is all of the DNA…
- Hypoglycemia unawareness Hypoglycemia unawareness: A complication of diabetes in which the patient is unaware of a deep drop in blood…
- ZIP code, protein An informal name for a molecular cell biology system of signals or 'address tags' that guide the movement of…
- Smooth muscle One of the three types of muscle tissue in the body (skeletal, smooth, cardiac). Generally forms the…
- Midgut volvulus See: Volvulus
- Y-linked gene A gene on the Y chromosome. (Y-linkage is analogous to X-linkage (the presence of a gene on the X chromosome)…
- C-IBS Constipation-predominant IBS (irritable bowel syndrome)
- Trochlear nerve The trochlear nerve controls the superior oblique muscle of the eye, one of the extraocular muscles, the…