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Quiescence
Inactivity, quietness. In cells, quiescence is the state of not dividing. In neurons (nerve cells), quiescence is the state of not firing. The word comes from the Latin 'quiescere', to become quiet. Quiescence suggests a temporary…
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Show more- Food Any substance eaten to provide nutritional support for the body
- Androgen suppression Treatment designed to suppress or block the production of male hormones. Androgen suppression can be achieved…
- Chromesthesia A type of synesthesia in which which a nonvisual stimulus causes the individual to perceive color. Color…
- Viral particle See: Virion
- Vertebra, slipped See: Spondylolisthesis
- Fear of marriage An abnormal and persistent fear of being married. Sufferers of this phobia experience undue anxiety even…
- Hip pain Hip pain is the sensation of discomfort in or around the hip joint, where the upper end (head) of the thigh…
- Acoustic aphasia See: Auditory aphasia
- Quackery Deliberate misrepresentation of the ability of a substance or device for the prevention or treatment of…
- Gorlin-Goltz syndrome See: Gorlin syndrome
- Frigidity Failure of a female to respond to sexual stimulus; aversion on the part of a woman to sexual intercourse…
- PLP1 The gene encoding proteolipid protein, or lipophilin, the primary constituent of myelin. The PLP1 gene is on…