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Virus, xenotropic
A virus that can grow in the cells of a species foreign to the normal host species, a species different from that which normally hosts it. Xeno- means foreign while -tropic refers to growth. So xeno- + -tropic = capable of growing in a…
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- Essential oil An oil derived from a natural substance, usually either for its healing properties or as a perfume. Some…
- B variant GM2-gangliosidosis See: Tay-Sachs disease
- Operation Although there are many meanings to the word 'operation', in medicine it refers to a surgical procedure. To…
- Osteoblast A cell that makes bone. It does so by producing a matrix that then becomes mineralized. Bone mass is…
- Show As a noun: 1. An appearance. 2. Short for bloody show
- Seborrhea Seborrhea: A chronic inflammatory disease of the skin characterized by the accumulation of scales of greasy…
- Surface EMG A technique in which electrodes are placed on (not into) the skin overlying a muscle to detect the electrical…
- OGG1 A DNA repair enzyme with antimutator activity. OGG1 is one of a number of enzymes that repair damage done to…
- Hyposmia A reduced ability to smell and to detect odors. Some people have anosmia and can detect no odors
- Gene mapping The process of determining the relative positions of genes on a chromosome (or another piece of DNA) and the…