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Tooth
The structures within the mouth that allow for biting and chewing. Teeth have different shapes, depending on their purpose. The sharp canine and frontal teeth allow for biting, while the flattened, thick molars in the back of the mouth…
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- ND An extinct subspecies of Homo sapiens who lived in Europe and the area around the Mediterranean from 100,000…
- Perimenopause The menopause transition. Perimenopause begins about 6 years before the natural menopause. This is a time…
- DCIS See Pendred syndrome.
- Nondisjunction Failure of paired chromosomes to disjoin (separate) during cell division so that both chromosomes go to one…
- Cauliflower ear Adding=0 width='100%' border=0> ODYvAlign=top bgColor=#cccccc colSpan=2> vAlign=top width='100%'…
- Nucleus, arcuate See: Arcuate nucleus
- Frame, reading See: Reading frame
- Intermittent claudication An aching, crampy, tired, and sometimes burning pain in the legs that comes and goes -- it typically occurs…
- Diarrhea, rotavirus Diarrhea, rotavirus: A leading cause of severe winter diarrhea in infants and young children. Each year…
- Ingelfinger rule The policy of considering a manuscript for publication only if its substance has not been submitted or…
- Sialidosis A form of mucolipidosis characterized by deficiency of acid alpha-N-acetyl- neuraminidase (sialidase). See…