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Food
Any substance eaten to provide nutritional support for the body
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- Locus The place, in Latin.. In genetics, a locus is the place a gene occupies on a chromosome. One locus, two loci
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- Acute tubular necrosis A severe form of acute renal failure that develops in people with severe illnesses (such as sepsis) or with…
- Curare A muscle relaxant used in anesthesia (and, in the past, in arrow poisons by South American Indians). Curare…
- Peeling agent An agent that promotes the softening and shedding of the horny outer layer of the skin. Also called a…