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Homologies
Similarities in DNA or protein sequences between individuals or between species
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- CPP32 See: Caspase 3
- Radical neck See: Radical neck dissection
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- Disorder, specific developmental A disorder that selectively affects one area of development, sparing essentially all other areas of…
- MEDVAC Acronym for medical evacuation. MEDVAC typically refers to a team that is organized with the skills for the…
- Food, super Foods with alleged healing or health-promoting capabilities. The healing power of foods is a popular concept…
- HDL Lipoproteins, which are combinations of lipids (fats) and proteins, are the form in which lipids are…
- Labile Labile: Unstable, unsteady, not fixed. In psychology or psychiatry, labile denotes free and uncontrolled…
- Reaction, hibernation See: SAD
- Levo- Abbreviated LAAM. An alternative to methadone. See: LAAM.