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Termination codon
See: Stop codon
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- Medication, anticoagulant A drug that is used as a 'blood-thinner' to prevent the formation of blood clots and to maintain open blood…
- Bed bug A blood-sucking bug in the Cimex family that lives hidden in bedding or furniture, coming out at night to…
- Laser, argon See: Argon laser
- Embryonic hemoglobin Hemoglobin E, the normal embryonic hemoglobin, the main type of hemoglobin found in the human embryo. The E…
- Multiple lentigines syndrome See: LEOPARD syndrome
- Legg disease See Legg-Calve-Perthes disease
- Globus pallidus A pale-appearing spherical area in the brain. The globus pallidus is part of what is called the lentiform…
- Flatfoot 1. A foot in which the arch of the instep is flattened and the entire sole touches the ground. See…
- Colon polyp family history See: Colon cancer family history
- Duloxetine Duloxetine: See: Cymbalta.