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Northern blot
A technique in molecular biology, used mainly to separate and identify pieces of RNA. Called a Northern blot only because it is similar to a Southern blot (which is named after its inventor, the British biologist M.E. Southern). There is…
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- Caps Abbreviation for capsules. One of a number of hallowed abbreviations of terms that have traditionally been…
- Tassinari syndrome Taste belongs to our chemical sensing system, or the chemosenses. The complicated process of tasting begins…
- Insomnia, chronic Insomnia that occurs most nights and lasts a month or more. The treatment of chronic insomnia consists of: >…
- Acetyl CoA See: Acetyl coenzyme A
- Callosity Synonymous with callus. Both callus and callosity are derived from the Latin callum meaning thick skin
- Gastroparesis Gastroparesis: Gastroparesis is a medical condition in which the muscle of the stomach is paralyzed by a…
- Amenia Better known as amenorrhea, amenia is the absence or cessation of menstruation. Amenorrhea is conventionally…
- Physician, emergency See: Emergency physician
- Olfactory nerve A nerve that registers smells by carrying the impulses for the sense of smell from the nose to the brain…
- Otopharyngeal tube The tube that runs from the middle ear to the pharynx, known also as the Eustachian tube. The function of…