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Show more- Maturity onset diabetes of the young Diabetes mellitus that has early onset (usually before the age of 25), is non-insulin-dependent, and is…
- Histidine An amino acid, one of the 20 building blocks of protein. An essential amino acid, histidine is present in…
- Sapporo-like virus See: Sapovirus
- Charles D. Kelman See: Phacoemulsification
- Pinkeye Also called conjunctivitis. Redness or irritation of the conjunctivae, the membranes on the inner part of the…
- Reticulocytosis An elevation in the number of reticulocytes (young red blood cells) in blood, a sign of unusually rapid red…
- Multisection computed tomography See: Multidetector computed tomography
- Linkage map A map of the genes on a chromosome based on linkage analysis. A linkage map does not show the physical…
- Supertaster A supertaster has an unusually large density of taste buds, each surrounded by pain fibers
- Enteropathy, gluten See: Gluten enteropathy
- Debris flow injury Also known as mudslide injury. See: Landslide injury
- Fahrenheit Thermometer scale in which the freezing point of water is 32°F and the boiling point of water 212°F. The…